Sekiyu

JLPT N3

石油 (Sekiyu) is a Japanese noun meaning “oil, petroleum, kerosene, paraffin”.

Meanings

  1. nounoil; petroleum
  2. nounkerosene; paraffin

Examples

  • He made a fortune in oil.

  • Oil is transported by tanker.

  • The price of oil is going up.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 石油

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