- 料理 — cooking / cuisine
- 材料 — materials / ingredients
- 有料 — with charge / paid
- 無料 — free of charge
- 給料 — salary / wage
- 料金 — fee / fare / charge
料 combines 米 (rice) and 斗 (measuring scoop), evoking “measuring rice” → weighing materials, setting amounts/prices. Hence its senses of materials, value, and fees.
この店は 料金が 安いです。
This shop has low prices.
料理の材料を 買いに行きます。
I'm going to buy ingredients for cooking.
無料で 入れるイベントです。
It's a free-admission event.