油（あぶら）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: oil
Example sentences
- フライパンに油を少しひく。 — I spread a little oil in the frying pan.
- 油を使いすぎないようにする。 — I try not to use too much oil.
Idioms & proverbs containing “油”
- 油断は禁物 (ゆだんはきんもつ) — be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
- 油断大敵 (ゆだんたいてき) — don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
- 水と油 (みずとあぶら) — two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
- 油に水 (あぶらにみず) — incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
- 火に油 (ひにあぶら) — (adding) fuel to the fire
- 油を絞る (あぶらをしぼる) — to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; to press oil
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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