How to say 'Kerosene' in Japanese | 灯油

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The Japanese word for Kerosene is 'Touyu', written as 灯油 in Japanese.'Kerosene' in hiragana is とうゆ.

word

灯油

Meaning

Kerosene

Reading

とうゆ

touyu

Kanji

灯Light, Lamp 油Oil

Explanation

The Japanese noun '灯油 (とうゆ)' refers to 'kerosene', a type of fuel oil commonly used for heating, lighting, and cooking in Japan. It is widely used in portable stoves, heaters, and lamps, especially in rural areas or during power outages. Example sentences: Please buy some kerosene「灯油を買ってきてください」(とうゆをかってきてください). The kerosene heater is very warm「灯油ストーブはとても暖かいです」(とうゆストーブはとてもあたたかいです). Note that '灯油' is specifically used for kerosene and not for other types of fuel like gasoline or diesel.

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

7303

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 灯油

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

灯

Meaning

Light, Lamp

kanji

油

Meaning

Oil

Words Related to 灯油 Through the Kanji 灯

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 灯 as well.

word

蛍光灯

Meaning

Lamp, Fluorescent

word

灯

Meaning

Light

Words Related to 灯油 Through the Kanji 油

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 油 as well.

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油

Meaning

Oil

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油絵

Meaning

Oil painting

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石油

Meaning

Oil

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油断

Meaning

Carelessness

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'Touyu' means 'Kerosene' .

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