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油 — 8 strokes / Radical「氵」

道
8Elementary year 3 / 8 strokes / Radical「氵」
On
ユゆ · yu
Kun
あぶらabura
Meaning
oil

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

氵 (liquid) + 由 (phonetic 'yu') — a flowing liquid, 'oil'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onユゆyu油脂ゆし油田ゆでん石油せきゆ
Kunあぶらabura油あぶら油絵あぶらえ水油みずあぶら

Compare: 脂

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 石油せきゆ

    petroleum, oil

  • 油田ゆでん

    oil field

More words with this kanji

  • 鯨油げいゆ
  • 椿油つばきあぶら
  • 醬油しょうゆ
  • 椰子油やしゆ
  • 橄欖油かんらんゆ
  • 蓖麻子油ひましゆ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

フライパンに 油(あぶら)を ひきます。

I put oil in the frying pan.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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