Word Meaning 地溝油

ちこうゆ chikouyu

地溝油 is read as ちこうゆ (chikouyu) and means gutter oil.

Meaning

English

  1. gutter oil
  2. recycled waste oil sold illicitly in China as a cheaper alternative to cooking oil

Reading

Kana

ちこうゆ

Romaji

chikouyu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 104317 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

地溝

ちこう

rift valley

女殺油地獄

おんなころしあぶらのじごく

The Woman-Killer (bunraku play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon)

地価

ちか

the price of land

地盤

じばん

foundation (building, etc.)

地獄

じごく

hell

地球儀

ちきゅうぎ

Earth globe (model)

地検

ちけん

District Public Prosecutor's Office

地裁

ちさい

district court

地殻

ちかく

(Earth's) crust

地雷

じらい

land mine

地殻変動

ちかくへんどう

diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)

地方裁判所

ちほうさいばんしょ

district court