Word Meaning 石油

せきゆ sekiyu

石油 is read as せきゆ (sekiyu) and means kerosene.

Meaning

English

  1. kerosene
  2. paraffin
  3. oil
  4. petroleum

Reading

Kana

せきゆ

Romaji

sekiyu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 2528 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

石油化学工業協会

せきゆかがくこうぎょうきょうかい

Japan Petrochemical Industry Association

石油化学工業

せきゆかがくこうぎょう

petrochemical industry

石油開発公団

せきゆかいはつこうだん

Japan Petroleum Development Corporation

石油化学

せきゆかがく

petrochemistry

石油輸出国機構

せきゆゆしゅつこくきこう

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Organisation)

石油流出

せきゆりゅうしゅつ

oil spill

石油産業

せきゆさんぎょう

oil industry

石油技術協会

せきゆぎじゅつきょうかい

Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology

石油公団

せきゆこうだ

Japan National Oil Corporation

石油会社

せきゆがいしゃ

oil company

石油税

せきゆぜい

petroleum tax

石油ガス税

せきゆがすぜい

liquified petroleum gas tax

Example Sentences

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Tom made a fortune in oil.

Arabia abounds in oil.

Tom made a fortune in oil.

This country is rich in oil.

Oil is abundant in that country.

I work for an oil company.

Supplies of oil are not infinite.

The price of oil is going up.

We are not short of oil in this country.

A tanker is a ship carrying oil.