揮発油|きはつゆkihatsuyu

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Definitions
  1. noungasoline; petrol; petroleum; benzine; volatile oil
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymガソリンNeutralNeutral and everyday, ガソリン is the standard word for gasoline or petrol as fuel for cars and other engines; prefer it in speech and general writing over the technical 揮発油.

Use ガソリン for gasoline in everyday contexts; 揮発油 is the technical term, covering not only motor fuel but also benzine and similar volatile petroleum products, and suits formal or scientific writing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 原油げんゆを分留ぶんりゅうする際さい、180℃以下いかで得えられる油あぶら。ガソリン。ベンジン。
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