灯油

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See also: 燈油

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 灯油 – see 燈油 (“kerosene; lamp oil; paraffin”).
(This term is the simplified form of 燈油).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
灯 油
とう
Grade: 4 		ゆ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
燈油 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 灯 (“light”) +‎ 油 (“oil”).

Pronunciation

Noun

灯(とう)油(ゆ) • (tōyu) 

  1. an oil used to light a lamp
  2. kerosene

Noun

灯油(とぼしあぶら) • (toboshiabura) 

  1. an oil used to light a lamp

Noun

灯油(ともしあぶら) • (tomoshiabura) 

  1. an oil used to light a lamp

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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