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What does 原油 (げんゆ, gen'yu) mean?

原油 (げんゆ, gen'yu) means crude oil.

Quick facts
Readingげんゆ
Romajigen'yu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
げんゆ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongen'yu

crude oil

  1. 1noun crude oil

Example sentences

  • The price of crude oil suddenly rose.

  • The Middle East is famous as a source of crude oil.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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