石油

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	油

石油 (hiragana せきゆ, romaji sekiyu)

simpl. and trad.
石油

From 石(rock)+油(oil), as it is oil found within rock. Compare petroleum which has a near identical etymology.

石油 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shíyóu)

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