Vocabulary

What does 灯油 (とうゆ, touyu) mean?

灯油 (とうゆ, touyu) means kerosene.

Quick facts
Readingとうゆ
Romajitouyu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
とうゆ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontouyu

kerosene

  1. 1noun kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil

Example sentences

  • The price of kerosene has gone up.

  • In winter, I put kerosene into the heater.

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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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