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How to say 'Gasoline' in Japanese | ガソリン

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The Japanese word for Gasoline is 'Gasorin', written as ガソリン in Japanese.

    word

    ガソリン

    Meaning

    Gasoline

    Reading

    Gasorin

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ガソリン (gasorin)' means 'gasoline'. This term refers to the refined petroleum product used as fuel in internal combustion engines, such as those in cars and motorcycles. It is commonly used in everyday conversations related to vehicles and transportation. For example: I need to buy gasoline「ガソリンを買わないといけない」(ガソリンをかわないといけない). The gasoline price is high today「今日はガソリン代が高い」(きょうはガソリンだいがたかい). Note that 'ガソリン' is a loanword from English, and it is written in katakana to reflect its foreign origin.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6153

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ガソリン

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    ガ

    Reading

    Ga

  • katakana

    ソ

    Reading

    So

  • katakana

    リ

    Reading

    Ri

  • katakana

    ン

    Reading

    N

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'Gasorin' means 'Gasoline' .

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