ガソリンgasorin

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noungasoline; petrol
    ガソリンはリットル単位たんいで売うられる。↗
    Gasoline is sold by the liter.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym揮発油きはつゆWrittenFormal synonym of ガソリン; its formal register makes it at home in writing, while ガソリン covers everyday speech and general use.

Use ガソリン for gasoline in everyday speech and most writing; reserve 揮発油 for occasions that call for a deliberately formal register.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 石油せきゆを分留ぶんりゅうする時とき、摂氏せっし百五十ひゃくごじゅう度どほどで得えられる無色むしょく透明とうめいの液体えきたい。揮発性きはつせいでにおいがあり、摂氏せっしマイナス四十よんじゅう度ど以上いじょうで引火いんかする性質せいしつをもつ。自動車じどうしゃなどの燃料ねんりょう、有機ゆうき溶剤ようざいなどとして用もちいられる。
English equivalents

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