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Japanese symbol for “cookware”

Romaji: ryouridougu
cookware; cooking gear

In Japanese, cookware is , read (ryouridougu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n cookware; cooking gear

Kanji and stroke order

fee, materials
on: リョウ
10 strokes · JLPT 3
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
road-way, street, district
on: ドウ、トウ
kun: みち、いう
12 strokes · JLPT 4
tool, utensil, means
on: グ
kun: そな.える、つぶさ.に
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cookware”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうりきぐ chourikigucookware; cooking utensil

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
むりょう muryoufree (of charge); gratuitous
りょうり ryouricooking; cookery; cuisine
しりょう shiryoumaterial; materials; data
りょうきん ryoukinfee; charge; fare
ねんりょう nenryoufuel
ざいりょう zairyoumaterials; ingredients
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
ぐあい guaicondition; state

See also: Chinese symbol for “cookware”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.