調理師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
調	理	師
ちょう Grade: 3	り Grade: 2	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

調理(ちょうり) (chōri, “cooking”) + 師(し) (-shi, “-ist; professional”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーりし [chòóríꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɾʲiɕi]

Noun

調(ちょう)理(り)師(し) • (chōrishi)

professional cook, chef, especially a licensed chef

Usage notes

In Japan, this is a legal occupational title and people who practice work under this title must hold a professional chef's license from the government.

Synonyms

料理人(りょうりにん) (ryōrinin)
コック (kokku)
シェフ (shefu)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK16-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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