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Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsoil, fat
On'yomiユ、ユウ
Kun'yomiあぶら
Strokes8
Radical

Compounds

  • refueling (a car, plane, etc.), lubricating (a machine), oiling

  • crude oil

  • oil, petroleum, kerosene, paraffin

Example sentences

  • Although the situation improved, we can't let our guard down yet.

  • It could be a trap; don't let your guard down.

  • You'd better stay on your guard.

  • Keep oil away from the fire.

  • They are loading oil into the ship.

  • Can you spare me a few liters of petrol?

  • There is oil in hair in its natural state.

  • It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.