JLPT N3 · Noun

石油 (sekiyu)

石油 (せきゆ, sekiyu) is a Japanese noun meaning “oil; petroleum”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せきゆ
Romaji: sekiyu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

oil; petroleum · noun
kerosene; paraffin · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

この国には石油が乏しい。

Oil is scarce in this country.

Tatoeba #221945

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 石油

stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

oil, fatユ・ユウ・あぶら · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 石油.

石鹸せっけんsoap石いしstone石炭せきたんcoal宝石ほうせきgem流石さすがas one would expect磁石じしゃくmagnet化石かせきfossil岩石がんせきrock醤油しょうゆsoy sauce油あぶらoil灯油とうゆkerosene油断ゆだんnegligence原油げんゆcrude oil油絵あぶらえoil painting

Source: JMdict entry 1382830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.