料
リョウ
fee, materials
JLPT4 G4 S10 F295
米 rice + 斗# ladle → *measure* out rice by ladling it → *material* (← measure grain and prepare it as the basis for a meal); *salary* (← measured grain given in compensation for services; compare 稟) → *fee*; *charge*.
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