調理

chōri

noun★Intermediate

general

The process of preparing and cooking food, typically in a kitchen or professional setting.

調理の前に手を洗うことは衛生上重要です。

Washing your hands before cooking is important for hygiene.

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This term is commonly used in both home and professional cooking contexts.

Collocations

調理器具cooking utensils調理場kitchen調理方法cooking method

調理師phrase

cook (professional)

調理実習phrase

cooking practice

In professional settings, '調理' is often used to describe the technical process, while '料理' is more common in home cooking contexts.

From Middle Chinese 'tiǎo' (to arrange) + 'lǐ' (ritual, procedure), referring to the systematic preparation of food.

While '料理' (ryōri) refers to the finished dish, '調理' emphasizes the process of cooking or preparing food.

調

to arrange, manage

root

理

reason, procedure

root

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