How to say "cuisine" in Japanese

• 料理りょうりJLPT N5approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe all-purpose word for 'cuisine': it covers cooking and food generally, as well as the characteristic cooking of a particular country or region. In most contexts this is the word you want.
  これらのりんごは料理りょうり用ようにもってこいだ。↗

  These apples are good cookers.
• 割烹かっぽうCommon
  nounA narrower term: cooking, especially Japanese-style cooking, so it corresponds to 'cuisine' mainly in the context of Japanese cookery. For other cuisines, or for cooking and food in general, use 料理 instead.

料理 is the general word for 'cuisine'—cooking, food, or a country's characteristic cooking—while 割烹 is a narrower term for Japanese-style cooking; reach for 割烹 when Japanese cooking is specifically what you mean.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 料理りょうりcooking
• 割烹かっぽうcooking (esp. Japanese style)
• キュイジーヌcuisine
• 食文化しょくぶんかfood culture