タンク
Meanings
1
A container or reservoir for holding liquid or gas, often in compounds such as ガソリンタンク or 貯水タンク.
We store water in a tank.
The car's gas tank is almost empty.
Usage patterns
- タンクに〈物〉を入れるto put/pour something into the tank
I put gasoline into the gas tank.
- タンクが空になるfor the tank to become empty
After driving for a long time, the tank became empty.
- タンクを満タンにするto fill the tank up completely
I filled the tank up before departing.