also: ヒマワリゆ
sunflower oil
Refers to the cooking oil extracted from sunflower seeds.
I use sunflower oil for this salad.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the reading ひまわりゆ is the most common.
Katakana spelling for the plant part; sometimes seen in product labels.
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Compound of ひまわり (sunflower) and 油 (oil).