1.
oil, petroleum, crude oil
A liquid fossil fuel used for energy and making products.
石油の価格が上がった。
Oil prices went up.
石油を輸入している。
We're importing oil.
石油は限られた資源だ。
Oil is a limited resource.
石油 means petroleum or crude oil, a major energy source.
KANJI:
石 (stone) + 油 (oil) - "stone oil" (oil from the ground).
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 石油会社: oil company
- 石油価格: oil prices
- 石油製品: petroleum products
- 石油産出国: oil-producing country
RELATED TERMS:
- 灯油: kerosene (for heating)
- ガソリン: gasoline
- 原油: crude oil
CONTEXT:
Japan imports nearly all its 石油, primarily from the Middle East. 石油ショック (oil shock) refers to the 1970s oil crises.