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石油 (せきゆ): oil, petroleum, kerosene — Japanese vocabulary

石油 is read せきゆ and means "oil, petroleum, kerosene". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

石油

Reading
せきゆ · sekiyu
Translation
oil, petroleum, kerosene
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
せきゆが

Example

日本は石油を外国に頼っている。

にっぽんはせきゆをがいこくにたよっている。

Japan depends on other countries for oil.

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