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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

調ちょう味み料りょう

choumiryou

seasoning, condiment

Example sentences

  1. 市販しはんの調味料ちょうみりょうよりうまいと言いいきれる。

    I can definitively say that this seasoning tastes better than anything you could buy in a store.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 同おなじ調味料ちょうみりょうかけまくってたら、飽あきてきた。

    I was putting the same seasonings on everything, so I got tired of it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 市販しはんの調味料ちょうみりょうを使つかわず、手作てづくりにこだわってます。

    I make a point of not using any store-bought seasonings and always making my own.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 調味料

  • 調tune; toneOnチョウKunしらべる・しらべ・ととのう
  • 味flavor; tasteOnミKunあじ・あじわう
  • 料fee; materialsOnリョウ

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