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油

Kanji 油: meaning "oil", readings, stroke order

The kanji 油 means "oil". On'yomi: ユ; kun'yomi: あぶら. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
oil
On'yomi
ユ
Kun'yomi
あぶら
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 油

  • 醤油 しょうゆ — soy sauce
  • 石油 せきゆ — oil, petroleum, kerosene
  • 油 あぶら — oil
  • 灯油 とうゆ — lamp oil, kerosene
  • 油断 ゆだん — negligence, unpreparedness
  • 原油 げんゆ — crude oil
  • 油絵 あぶらえ — oil painting
  • ~油 ~ゆ — ~ oil

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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