ディーゼル

also: じーぜる

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Meanings

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diesel; diesel engine; diesel fuel

A katakana noun used for diesel technology, especially in compounds such as ディーゼル車 and ディーゼルエンジン, and also for diesel fuel by context.

This truck runs on diesel.

古ふるいディーゼルエンジンは音おとが大おおきい。

Old diesel engines are loud.

ディーゼル車しゃは軽けい油ゆを使つかう。

Diesel vehicles use light oil.

ディーゼルで走はしるto run on diesel (fuel)
このトラックはディーゼルで走はしっている。
This truck runs on diesel.
ディーゼルに切きり替かえるto switch (a vehicle/engine) to diesel
会かい社しゃは社しゃ用よう車しゃをディーゼルに切きり替かえた。
The company switched its company cars to diesel.

軽けい油ゆ
軽油 is the precise technical term for diesel fuel sold at pumps, while ディーゼル is the broader katakana word that can mean the fuel, the engine, or the vehicle type depending on context.

ガソリンN4
ガソリン (gasoline/petrol) is the standard alternative fuel and engine type contrasted with ディーゼル in everyday talk about cars.

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ディーゼルUsage96%
Standard katakana spelling; this reading is high priority.
ジーゼルUsage4%
Less common variant spelling and pronunciation; useful mainly for recognition or search.

A katakana technical term corresponding to 'diesel'. No borrowing language or route is specified, so the exact etymology is left unspecified.