Mnemonic
You plunge a dipper into a towering sack of rice, scooping out exactly what you need. This is how you measure materials — one dipper at a time. Dip, measure, pour — every grain accounted for, every material precisely portioned.
Additional thoughts
Picture an old-fashioned kitchen where a wooden dipper is your only measuring tool. Rice is the staple material, and each careful scoop represents portioning out ingredients. Dipper + Rice = Materials measured for use.Quick recall
Scoop rice with a dipper to portion out your materials.Details
The keyword for 料 is materials. This kanji refers to raw substances or ingredients used for a specific purpose, such as cooking, manufacturing, or study. It carries the sense of something measured out or prepared for use, and by extension can also mean a fee or charge, as in the cost of materials or services.
- On'yomi
- りょう