Japanese symbol for “cuisine”
料理
りょうり
Romaji: ryouri
cooking; cookery; cuisine; food
In Japanese, cuisine is 料理, read りょうり (ryouri).
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
- n, vs, vt cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
- n, vs, vt dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cuisine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 割烹 | かっぽう kappou | cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine |
| キュイジーヌ | キュイジーヌ kyuijiinu | cuisine |
| 食文化 | しょくぶんか shokubunka | food culture; dietary culture; cuisine |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 資料 | しりょう shiryou | material; materials; data |
| 料金 | りょうきん ryoukin | fee; charge; fare |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう nenryou | fuel |
| 材料 | ざいりょう zairyou | materials; ingredients |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cuisine”.
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.
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