# 油 — oil

油 means “oil”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ユ (yu). Kun'yomi: あぶら (abura). You'll see it in words such as 油 (abura, “oil”).

- Meaning: oil
- On'yomi: ユ (yu)
- Kun'yomi: あぶら (abura)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Metal, stone & materials

## How to remember 油

Sounds like 由: both read ユ.

Parts: 氵 water · 由 derive from

## Words with 油

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 油 | あぶら (abura) | oil |

## Don't confuse it with

[由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [神](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/god/)

## More in the “Metal, stone & materials” set

[石](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stone/) · [材](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/timber/) · [鉄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/iron/) · [油](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/) · [玉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ball/) · [板](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/board/) · [炭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/charcoal/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/. Last updated 2026-11-01.