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What does 石油 (せきゆ, sekiyu) mean?

石油 (せきゆ, sekiyu) means petroleum, oil.

Quick facts
Readingせきゆ
Romajisekiyu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
せきゆ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsekiyu

petroleum, oil

  1. 1noun oil; petroleum
  2. 2noun kerosene; paraffin

Example sentences

  • The price of oil went up again.

  • This country exports a lot of 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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