Japanese symbol for “lubricating”
給油
きゅうゆ
Romaji: kyuuyu
refueling (a car, plane, etc.)
In Japanese, lubricating is 給油, read きゅうゆ (kyuuyu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs refueling (a car, plane, etc.)
- n, vi, vs lubricating (a machine); oiling
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision; service |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | salary; wages; pay |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | pay; salary; wages |
| 補給 | ほきゅう hokyuu | supply; supplying; replenishment |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service |
| 時給 | じきゅう jikyuu | hourly pay; hourly wage |
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum |
| 原油 | げんゆ gen'yu | crude oil |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.