Japanese Word Entry
石油危機| Kana: | せきゆきき |
| Romaji: | sekiyukiki |
| Definition: | oil crisis |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 石 | stone, rock, mineral, Kangxi radical 112 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí), ㄉㄢˋ (dàn) |
| Cantonese: | sek6 |
| Japanese: | セキ (seki)、 シャク (shaku)、 コク (koku) / いし (ishi) |
| Korean: | 석 (seog) |
| Vietnamese: | thạch |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 䂖 |
| 油 | oil, fat, grease, lard, paints |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧㄡˊ (yóu), ㄧㄡˋ (yòu) |
| Cantonese: | jau4 |
| Japanese: | ユ (yu)、 ユウ (yuu) / あぶら (abura) |
| Korean: | 유 (yu) |
| Vietnamese: | du, dầu |
| 危 | dangerous, fear, uneasy, precarious, high, 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik) |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄟ (wēi), ㄨㄟˊ (wéi) |
| Cantonese: | ngai4 |
| Japanese: | キ (ki) / あぶ.ない (abunai)、 あや.うい (ayaui)、 あや.ぶむ (ayabumu) |
| Korean: | 위 (wi) |
| Vietnamese: | nguy |
| 機 | loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion, moment, chance |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧ (jī) |
| Cantonese: | gei1 |
| Japanese: | キ (ki) / はた (hata)、 からくり (karakuri)、 おり (ori) |
| Korean: | 기 (gi) |
| Vietnamese: | ky, cơ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 机 |
| Semantic variant form: | 机 |
