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機械油 (きかいゆ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

機き械かい油あぶら

also: きかいあぶら

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Meanings

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noun

machine oil

General term for lubricating oil used in machinery and engines.

工こう場じょうでは定てい期き的てきに機き械かい油ゆを交こう換かんしている。
At the factory, they regularly change the machine oil.

Written forms

機械油
- きかいゆ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading きかいゆ is more common than きかいあぶら.
- きかいあぶら
  Alternate reading; less common but still used.
きかいあぶら

Kanji

機loom, mechanism, machine
械contraption, fetter, machine

油oil, fat

Similar words

潤じゅん滑かつ油ゆ
潤滑油 is a more technical term for lubricating oil, while 機械油 is a common, everyday word for machine oil.

Etymology

Compound of 機械 (machine) and 油 (oil).