クッキングkukkingu

1. nouncooking

• Synonym調理ちょうりNeutralMeans processing and preparing food, as in 「調理師」; leans professional and formal.
• Synonym料理りょうりNeutralThe most common word: cooking food, and also the dishes themselves. 「クッキング」 is mostly limited to cooking classes and show titles.
• Synonym割烹かっぽうNeutralJapanese-style cooking; also a Japanese restaurant serving it. Often appears in restaurant names and carries an upscale feel.
• Related炊事すいじNeutralCovers kitchen work such as cooking, as in 「炊事場」; stresses cooking as a household chore.
• Related煮炊きにたきNeutralBoiling and simmering food to make meals; has a homely, everyday-life feel, as in 「煮炊きする」, and leans fairly colloquial.

For everyday cooking, 「料理」 is the default; use 「調理」 for cooking as a profession and 「炊事」 for kitchen work as a household chore. 「クッキング」 itself mostly appears in cooking classes and show titles.

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1. 料理りょうり。