Japanese symbol for “petroleum”
石油
せきゆ
Romaji: sekiyu
oil; petroleum
In Japanese, petroleum is 石油, read せきゆ (sekiyu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n oil; petroleum
- n kerosene; paraffin
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “petroleum”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オイル | オイル oiru | oil; petroleum |
| 燃ゆる水 | もゆるみず moyurumizu | petroleum |
| 揮発油 | きはつゆ kihatsuyu | gasoline; petrol; petroleum |
| ペトロリアム | ペトロリアム petororiamu | petroleum |
| 石脳油 | せきのうゆ sekinouyu | oil; petroleum |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宝石 | ほうせき houseki | gem; jewel; precious stone |
| 化石 | かせき kaseki | fossil |
| 石鹸 | せっけん sekken | soap |
| 石炭 | せきたん sekitan | coal |
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 原油 | げんゆ gen'yu | crude oil |
| 油断 | ゆだん yudan | negligence; carelessness; inattention |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ shouyu | soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu |
See also: Chinese symbol for “petroleum”.
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.