油
fat, oil

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ユユウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あぶら

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:690

Vocabulary

ユ

WordReadingMeaning
給油キュウユrefueling (a car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
軽油ケイユdiesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil; light oil
原油ゲンユcrude oil
重油ジュウユheavy oil; fuel oil
潤滑油ジュンカツユlubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator

Other

WordReadingMeaning
油あぶらoil
油絵あぶらえoil painting
給油所きゅうゆじょgas station; petrol station; filling station; service station; fuel depot
醤油しょうゆうsoy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
しょう油しょうゆsoy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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excel, extract, pluck, pull
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overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
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酒
alcohol, sake
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畑
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Grade 3JLPT N/A
届
arrive, deliver, forward, notify, reach, report
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苗
sapling, seedling, shoot
Grade 8JLPT 1
由
a reason, wherefore
Grade 3JLPT 3
田
rice field, rice paddy
Grade 1JLPT 4
留
detain, fasten, halt, stop
Grade 5JLPT 3