Meet 料 in 無料, 入場料, and other useful words. Read the examples and connect each word to its meaning.

The idea

料 has 10 strokes; follow the linked KanjiVG diagram. Learn 無料 (むりょう) and 入場料 (にゅうじょうりょう) as whole words: a character’s reading depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
無料むりょうAdmission is free for children.
入場料にゅうじょうりょうAdmission to this art museum costs 1,000 yen.
材料ざいりょうI buy ingredients for the dish at the shop.
有料ゆうりょうThere is a charge to use this car park.

Examples

  • 子供こどもの入場にゅうじょうは無料むりょうです。Admission is free for children.
  • この美術館びじゅつかんの入場料にゅうじょうりょうは千円せんえんです。Admission to this art museum costs 1,000 yen.
  • 料理りょうりの材料ざいりょうを店みせで買かいます。I buy ingredients for the dish at the shop.
  • この駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうは有料ゆうりょうです。There is a charge to use this car park.
  • この資料しりょうをよく読よんでください。Please read these materials carefully.
  • 電気料金でんきりょうきんをきのう払はらいました。I paid the electricity bill yesterday.

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Watch out

Here, 無料 means “free of charge”; 入場料 means “admission fee”. Compare 無料 (むりょう) and 入場料 (にゅうじょうりょう) in context: “Admission is free for children.” and “Admission to this art museum costs 1,000 yen.” The same character does not make the words interchangeable. Compare the shapes of 料 and 科 as well.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 無料 in hiragana.

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    むりょう

    無料 is read むりょう. In context: Admission is free for children.

  2. Write the reading of 入場料 in hiragana.

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    にゅうじょうりょう

    入場料 is read にゅうじょうりょう. In context: Admission to this art museum costs 1,000 yen.

  3. Write the missing kanji: 無＿ [料 / 科] (むりょう).

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    料

    料 completes 無料, read むりょう. In context: Admission is free for children.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 料 from memory, then read 無料 and 入場料 aloud. Check the readings and contexts.