油 kanji: meaning “oil”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N28 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- oil
- On'yomi
- ユ、ユウ
- Kun'yomi
- あぶら
Picture story to remember 油
Water (氵) as golden as the sun (日) pours slowly from a bottle: oil.
Parts in this story:日
How to write 油: stroke order
油 is written with 8 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 油
- 油田ゆでんoil field
- 油絵あぶらえoil painting
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 油 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
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