天然(てんねん)ガス てんねんがす noun natural gas sciencenature 1. natural gas A naturally occurring fossil fuel consisting mainly of methane, used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation. 天然(てんねん)ガスの価格(かかく)が上(あ)がった。🔊 The price of natural gas went up. この地域(ちいき)は天然(てんねん)ガスが豊富(ほうふ)だ。🔊 This region is rich in natural gas. 日本(にほん)は天然(てんねん)ガスの多(おお)くを輸入(ゆにゅう)に頼(たよ)っている。🔊 Japan relies on imports for most of its natural gas. UsageA compound of 天然(てんねん) (natural) + ガス (gas). Japan imports large quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG / 液化(えきか)天然(てんねん)ガス). Natural gas is also used in household cooking and heating via city gas (都市(とし)ガス).Common collocations天然(てんねん)ガスの輸入(ゆにゅう): natural gas imports液化(えきか)天然(てんねん)ガス (LNG): liquefied natural gas天然(てんねん)ガス田(でん): natural gas field天然(てんねん)ガスの採掘(さいくつ): natural gas extraction Related Words Related: 石炭(せきたん) (coal) Compare: 都市(とし)ガス (city gas) general Added 2026.3.24 10:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 19000/19038_tennengasu