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

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
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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

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

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
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