What does 石油 mean?
石油 is a Japanese noun meaning “oil, petroleum, kerosene” in English. It can also be translated as “kerosene” depending on context. It is written as 石油 in kanji, せきゆ in hiragana, and sekiyu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この国には石油が乏しい。
Oil is scarce in this country.