Kanji
N2 8 strokes Grade 3 freq #690

oil, fat

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

oil; petroleum
crude oil
oil field
oil-producing country
oil well
diesel oil; diesel fuel
kerosene; paraffin
oil painting
oil refinery
refueling (a car, plane, etc.)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

oil
oil painting
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

Example sentences

He made a fortune in oil.

He is said to have made a fortune in oil.

This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.

When refined, crude oil yields many products.