揮発油

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揮	発	油
き Grade: 6	はつ Grade: 3	ゆ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
揮發油 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 揮発 (kihatsu, “volatile”) +‎ 油 (yu, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きはつゆ [kìhátsúꜜyù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) きはつゆ [kìhátsúyú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥ha̠t͡sɨjɯ̟]

Noun

揮(き)発(はつ)油(ゆ) • (kihatsuyu) 

1. Synonym of ガソリン (gasorin, “gasoline”) (motor fuel)