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油

oil
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingユ、ユウ
Kun readingあぶら
JōyōGrade 3

Popular Usage

石油醤油油絵原油

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · sprout · shoot

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1188

Compound words

石油せきゆ
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
醤油しょうゆ
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
原油げんゆ
crude oil
油絵あぶらえ
oil painting
給油きゅうゆ
refueling (a car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
軽油けいゆ
diesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil; light oil
重油じゅうゆ
heavy oil; fuel oil
灯油とうゆ
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
油井ゆせい
oil well
油脂ゆし
fats and oils
油断ゆだん
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
油田ゆでん
oil field
油彩ゆさい
oil painting
潤滑油じゅんかつゆ
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
給油所きゅうゆじょ
gas station; petrol station; filling station; service station; fuel depot
製油所せいゆじょ
oil refinery
産油国さんゆこく
oil-producing country

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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