How to say 'Fuel' in Japanese | 燃料

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The Japanese word for Fuel is 'Nenryou', written as 燃料 in Japanese.'Fuel' in hiragana is ねんりょう.

word

燃料

Meaning

Fuel

Reading

ねんりょう

nenryou

Kanji

燃Burn 料Materials, Fee

Explanation

The Japanese noun '燃料 (ねんりょう)' means 'fuel'. It refers to any material that is burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or natural gas. This word is commonly used in contexts related to energy, transportation, and machinery. For example: The car needs fuel「車は燃料が必要です」(くるまはねんりょうがひつようです). We use natural gas as fuel「天然ガスを燃料として使います」(てんねんガスをねんりょうとしてつかいます). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something that provides energy or motivation, such as 'the fuel for his passion' (彼の情熱の燃料).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4813

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 燃料

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

燃

Meaning

Burn

kanji

料

Meaning

Materials, Fee

Words Related to 燃料 Through the Kanji 燃

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 燃 as well.

word

燃える

Meaning

Burn

word

燃やす

Meaning

Burn

Words Related to 燃料 Through the Kanji 料

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 料 as well.

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料理

Meaning

Cooking, Cuisine

word

料

Meaning

Fee

word

資料

Meaning

Materials

word

材料

Meaning

Material, Ingredient

word

料金

Meaning

Fee

word

飲料水

Meaning

Drinking water

word

無料

Meaning

Free

word

給料

Meaning

Salary

word

送料

Meaning

Shipping

word

食料

Meaning

Food

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有料

Meaning

Fee

word

史料

Meaning

Materials, Historical

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原料

Meaning

Raw material

word

調味料

Meaning

Seasoning

word

飲料

Meaning

Beverage

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'Nenryou' means 'Fuel' .

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