Memory phrase for the character: 油

油

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Meaning

oil

Pronunciation

 YU
abura

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: reason 由 (field 田 with sprout 丨)

Mnemonic
 
Water is with reason no oil.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
由 reason, causeFirst, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
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 Vocabulary

油 あぶら  oil
醤油 しょうゆ  soy sauce
菜種油 なたねあぶら  rapeseed oil
原油 げんゆ  crude oil
油断 ゆだん  negligence, unpreparedness
油絵 あぶらえ  oil painting​
灯油 とうゆ  lamp oil

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