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油 means 'oil'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 937   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-11    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 45    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 116 words   Used in 315 words   Used in 396 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ユ
Kun
   あぶら oil
On    ユウ
⿰   () water   reason  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 油 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 油 is used 298 times, read 3 ways.
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ユ : 209 words FIND ALL
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noun
oil; petroleum; kerosene
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ユウ : 1 word FIND ALL
welling or bubbling up
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あぶら : 88 words FIND ALL
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noun
oil  (see also: )
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An additional 19 less common words include 油 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 422 (originally: 400)  Joy o' Kanji : 400  Key to Kanji: 1020 

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ユ   あぶら oil   
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スイ   みず water   
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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