原油

げんゆ

crude oil

What does 原油 mean?

原油 is a Japanese noun meaning crude oil in English. It is written as 原油 in kanji, げんゆ in hiragana, and gen'yu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その油井はたくさんの原油を産出する。

The well delivers a great deal of oil.