料|りょうryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun (suffix), nounfee; charge; rate
   貴重きちょうな思い出おもいで料りょうとしては安やすいものですよ。↗

   That'll make for a memorable time.
2. noun (suffix), nounmaterial

• Synonym代金だいきんNeutralMoney paid for goods purchased, as in 「商品の代金」. 「料」 mostly works as a suffix for service fees like 「入場料」.
• Synonym料金りょうきんNeutralFees for using a service or facility, as in 「電気料金」; it can stand alone. 「料」 usually follows another word and is rarely used by itself.
• SynonymチャージNeutralLoanword mainly for topping up or surcharges, as in 「テーブルチャージ」, and also for recharging. 「料」 never refers to topping up.
• Synonym代価だいかWrittenWritten/formal prose; a price, and figuratively the price paid for something, as in 「成功の代価」. 「料」 is a specific charge or material, with no such figurative use.
• Related費用ひようNeutralSpending needed to buy or use something; can be a total or a single item, as in 「修理費用」. 「料」 attaches directly to a name, as in 「入場料」.
• Related値あたいWrittenWritten/formal prose; value or price, and also a numerical value, as in 「値を求める」. 「料」 is a fee paid for a service, not value.
• Related価格かかくNeutralPrice of goods or services expressed in money, common in economics and trade, as in 「価格競争」. 「料」 mostly works as a fee suffix and can also mean material.
• RelatedプライスNeutralLoanword for price, mostly in product marketing, as in 「プライスダウン」. 「料」 is a service fee, so the two are not interchangeable.
• Related経費けいひWrittenWritten/formal prose; outlays needed to run or operate something, common in company finance, as in 「経費削減」. 「料」 is a charge paid to the other party.
• Related勘定かんじょうNeutralPaying the bill or the bill itself, as in 「お勘定お願いします」; also calculation. 「料」 is the fee or payment itself, with no sense of settling up.
• RelatedコストNeutralLoanword for cost, common in business, as in 「コスト削減」. 「料」 is a service fee paid to someone else.
• Related相場そうばNeutralMarket price or going rate, as in 「相場より安い」, which fluctuates with the market. 「料」 is a specific fee that is charged.
• Related定価ていかNeutralThe standard price set by a maker or shop, as in 「定価の半額」. 「料」 is a service charge, not a product's list price.
• Related値段ねだんNeutralThe everyday word for a product's price, as in 「値段が高い」. 「料」 mostly works as a suffix for service fees.
• Related課金かきんNeutralBilling or paying fees, especially in-game or in-app purchases, as in 「ガチャに課金する」. 「料」 is the fee itself, not the act of paying.
• Related代しろNeutralRead 「しろ」, it means a substitute, material, or price, as in 「身の代（みのしろ）」. The fee suffix 「〜代」 reads 「だい」, as in 「電気代」, close to 「料」.
• Relatedお代おだいFormalA polite form of 「代金」, often in a shop's voice, as in 「お代はいりません」. 「料」 mostly works as a suffix and is not used this way on its own.

As a suffix for service fees use 「料」, as in 「入場料」「手数料」; standing alone, use 「料金」. For a product's price say 「値段」, for money paid on a purchase 「代金」, and for settling up at a restaurant 「お勘定」.

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

1. (りょう)代金だいきん。代価だいか。
2. (りょう)用ようにあてるもの。使用しように供きょうする材料ざいりょう。
3. (りょう)物事ものごとを判断はんだんする根拠こんきょ。理由りゆう。
4. (りょう)目的もくてき。ため。