Meaning

Primary

Fuel

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A material you can burn is called fuel!

Reading

ねんりょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

今朝、次世代燃料自動車に関するニュースを見ましたよ。

This morning, I saw news about next-generation fuel cars.

単なる燃料切れだったよ。

It was simply out of fuel.

飛行機に積む燃料の量はどのぐらいなんでしょうか。

I’m curious to know how much fuel gets loaded onto an airplane.

Kanji Composition