Meaning of 石油 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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石油JLPT 3
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Kana Readingせきゆ
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Romajisekiyu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- oil; petroleum; kerosene
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Example Sentences
石油, せきゆ used in context
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石油が化学製品の材料として用いられるようになったのはごく最近のことである。
It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.
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Do the trains run on diesel oil?
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Oil has been discovered under the North Sea.
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They are boring the ground for oil.
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They are loading oil into the ship.
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They intended to drill for oil.
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