石油(せきゆ) せきゆ noun oil, petroleum 1. oil, petroleum, crude oil A liquid fossil fuel used for energy and making products. 石油(せきゆ)の価格(かかく)が上(あ)がった。 Oil prices went up. 石油(せきゆ)を輸入(ゆにゅう)している。 We're importing oil. 石油(せきゆ)は限(かぎ)られた資源(しげん)だ。 Oil is a limited resource. 石油(せきゆ) means petroleum or crude oil, a major energy source.KANJI:石(せき) (stone) + 油(ゆ) (oil) - "stone oil" (oil from the ground).COMMON COMPOUNDS:石油(せきゆ)会社(がいしゃ): oil company石油(せきゆ)価格(かかく): oil prices石油(せきゆ)製品(せいひん): petroleum products石油(せきゆ)産出(さんしゅつ)国(こく): oil-producing countryRELATED TERMS:灯油(とうゆ): kerosene (for heating)ガソリン: gasoline原油(げんゆ): crude oilCONTEXT:Japan imports nearly all its 石油(せきゆ), primarily from the Middle East. 石油(せきゆ)ショック (oil shock) refers to the 1970s oil crises. general Added 2026.1.8 21:31 · Revised 2026.5.16 2:10 01000/01448_sekiyu