油 — yu

Parts that make up 油

How 油 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 油 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 水, 由.

Korean example words with 油

• 유성油性 Korean gloss: 기름의 성질
• 유종油種 Korean gloss: 석유의 종류
• 폐유廢油 Korean gloss: 쓰고 난 기름
• 유전油田 Korean gloss: 석유가 나는 곳
• 유가油價 Korean gloss: 석유의 판매 가격
• 유지油紙 Korean gloss: 기름을 먹인 종이
• 채유菜油 Korean gloss: 배추씨로 짠 기름
• 등유燈油 Korean gloss: 등(燈)에 쓰는 기름
• 발유髮油 Korean gloss: 머리털에 바르는 기름
• 유정油井 Korean gloss: 석유의 원유를 퍼내는 샘
• 성유聖油 Korean gloss: 전례나 의식 때 쓰는, 축성(祝聖)한 기름
• 유분油分 Korean gloss: 어떤 것에 묻거나 섞여 있는 기름 기운이나 기름 덩이

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 油

• 石油せきゆ oil; petroleum; kerosene
• 原油げんゆ crude oil
• 油あぶら oil
• 油田ゆでん oil field
• 産油国さんゆこく oil-producing country
• 油井ゆせい oil well
• 灯油とうゆ kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
• 軽油けいゆ diesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil
• 油彩ゆさい oil painting
• 油絵あぶらえ oil painting
• 製油所せいゆじょ oil refinery
• 給油きゅうゆ refueling (a car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling

Characters sharing the phonetic 由

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “유”

Other hanja with radical 水