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Cooking or preparing food; cuisine
料理を作る
to cook food
日本料理
Japanese cuisine
Can refer to the act of cooking or the food itself.
料理 can refer to both the process of cooking and the food itself, similar to 'cuisine' in English.
In formal contexts, 料理 is preferred over more casual terms like '料理作り'.
From Chinese '料理' (liào3lǐ), meaning 'to arrange' or 'to prepare'.
Often used in formal contexts when referring to professional cooking or cuisine.