油
Oil
Meanings
Oil, Fat
On'yomi
ゆ、 ゆう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
あぶら
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
油 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
油 (Oil) is taught on WaniKani at level 35 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #690 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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