油 — kanji meaning “oil”
油
oil, fat
- Meanings
- oil, fat
- On'yomi
- ユ (yu)、ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- あぶら
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #690 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- yóu — Chinese character page
Words with 油
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum |
| 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 |
| 灯油 | とうゆ touyu | kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil |
| 油田 | ゆでん yuden | oil field |
| 油絵 | あぶらえ aburae | oil painting |
| 給油 | きゅうゆ kyuuyu | refueling (a car, plane, etc.) |
| 油脂 | ゆし yushi | fats and oils |
| 油圧 | ゆあつ yuatsu | oil pressure |
| 油彩 | ゆさい yusai | oil painting |
| 軽油 | けいゆ keiyu | diesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil |
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