灯油|とうゆtouyu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounkerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
   雪ゆきの多おおいところでは、灯油とうゆは必需品ひつじゅひんです。↗

   In places where it snows a lot, kerosene is an indispensable item.

• SynonymケロシンNeutralLoanword for kerosene, tending toward chemical or aviation-fuel contexts; in daily speech say 「灯油」.
• Synonym燈油WrittenOld-character spelling of 「灯油」 with the same meaning; literary and rare today — write 「灯油」 in everyday use.
• Related灯し油NeutralOil for lighting lamps; an explanatory term rather than everyday speech. 「灯油」 today usually means kerosene for heating.
• Related燈し油WrittenOld-character spelling of 「灯し油」 meaning oil for lamps; literary, with an archaic flavor.
• Relatedランプ油NeutralOil for oil lamps; explanatory and rarely used. Modern 「灯油」 is mostly kerosene for heating.

For heating-fuel kerosene say 「灯油」, as in 「灯油ストーブ」. Use 「ケロシン」 for chemical or aviation fuel, and 「灯し油」 for oil burned in lamps of old. The spellings 「燈油」 and 「燈し油」 are archaic.

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1. 灯火とうかに使用しようされる油あぶら。
2. 石油せきゆを蒸留じょうりゅうして得えられる油あぶらで、重油じゅうゆや軽油けいゆよりも軽かるいもの。ケロシン。