油
油 — Oil
oil, fat
On’yomiユ (yu)
On’yomiユウ (yuu)
Kun’yomiあぶら (abura)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 油
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum; kerosene |
| 原油 | げんゆ genyu | crude oil |
| 油 | あぶら abura | oil |
| 油田 | ゆでん yuden | oil field |
| 産油国 | さんゆこく sanyukoku | oil-producing country |
| 油井 | ゆせい yusei | oil well |
Study notes
油 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #690 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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