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 (“cooking”) +‎ 師 (“professional”)

Noun

調(ちょう)理(り)師(し) • (chōrishi) 

1. 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

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