ディーゼル
dīzeru
The English word "diesel" is translated into Japanese as ディーゼル (dīzeru).
ディーゼル is used to refer to the concept of diesel or to describe a diesel engine. When you are specifically referring to the fuel used in vehicles, the term 軽油 is more appropriate.
Meaning: fuel (noun)
Which one should you use?
ディーゼル generally describes the type of engine or the general technology, whereas 軽油 is the specific term used for the diesel fuel itself, such as when at a gas station.
How do you pronounce it?
dīzeru
Did you know?
- The word 軽油 (keiyu) literally translates to 'light oil', which can be confusing since diesel is often considered a heavy fuel in English.
- In Japan, the color associated with 軽油 (diesel fuel) at pumps is typically green, whereas gasoline is red.
- The term 軽油 is often used in official Japanese traffic laws and vehicle registration documents, whereas ディーゼル is used more in marketing and catalogs.
Examples in context
- この車はディーゼル車です。This car has a diesel engine.This sentence is useful for showing how to describe a car as a diesel vehicle using ディーゼル.Tatoeba #9866613 by small_snow, translation #9866577 by Hybrid
- ディーゼル用の燃料を補充します。diize-ru you no nenryou wo hojuu shimasu.I will replenish the diesel fuel.
- ディーゼルの臭いが少しします。diize-ru no nioi ga sukoshi shimasu.There is a slight smell of diesel.
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Example conversation
A man and a woman are checking a vehicle at a gas station.
- 陽太 Yotaこのトラックの燃料はディーゼルですか？kono torakku no nenryou wa diize-ru desu ka?Is the fuel for this truck diesel?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、ディーゼル車ですよ。hai, diize-ru sha desu yo.Yes, it is a diesel vehicle.
- 陽太 Yotaわかりました、ディーゼルを入れますね。wakarimashita, diize-ru wo iremasu ne.I see, I will put in diesel.
- 陽葵 Himariお願いします、陽太さん。onegai shimasu, Youta-san.Please do, Youta.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
