ＧＳ

also: ジーエス

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

gas station; petrol station; filling station

Abbreviation of ガソリンスタンド. Common in casual conversation and signage.

Usage patterns

ＧＳでじーえすで〈物もの〉を入れるをいれるto put in (gas) at a gas station
ＧＳでガソリンを入いれた。
I filled up with gas at the gas station.
ＧＳで優勝するじーえすでゆうしょうするto win the giant slalom
彼かの女じょはＧＳで優ゆう勝しょうした。
She won the giant slalom.
ＧＳに行くじーえすにいくto go to a gas station
帰かえる前まえにＧＳに行いこう。
Let's stop by a gas station before heading home.

Related words

ガソリンスタンドN4sense 1
ＧＳ is a casual abbreviation used in speech and signage, while ガソリンスタンド is the full, more formal term for a gas station.
グループサウンズ sense 2
ＧＳ is the clipped form used casually, while グループサウンズ is the full term for the 1960s–70s Japanese rock band genre.
グランドスタッフ sense 3
ＧＳ is an informal aviation-industry shorthand, while グランドスタッフ is the full official term for airport ground staff.
大だい回かい転てん sense 4
ＧＳ is the skiing-world abbreviation, while 大回転 is the full Japanese term for the giant slalom event.

Counted with

軒けんN4
Used when counting individual businesses or establishments; for a gas station, 軒 is more natural than general place counters.

Etymology

Abbreviation formed from the initial letters of various loanword compounds: ガソリンスタンド (gasoline stand), グループサウンズ (group sounds), グランドスタッフ (ground staff), and 大回転競技 (giant slalom).