ガス
gasu[ɡa̠sɨ]
In Japanese, the word for gas is ガス (gasu).
ガス is a loanword derived from English. Note that while it is used for general gas, it is not the word used when you specifically mean gasoline for cars.
Meaning: fuel (noun)
Which one should you use?
When referring to gas as fuel for vehicles, use ガソリン.
How does it change in a sentence?
For example, ガスを止める means "to turn off the gas".
How do you pronounce it?
gasu
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific term ガス欠 which is a shorthand way of saying your car has run out of 'gasoline'.
- If you use the kanji spelling for ガス, you are looking at 'ateji', where Chinese characters are chosen solely for their sounds rather than their actual meanings. This is a common way to write foreign words in older or more stylized Japanese.
- While English speakers say 'run out of gas', Japanese speakers often use the word 切れる meaning 'to cut' or 'to be exhausted' to describe the fuel running out.
Examples in context
- ガス欠です。I'm out of gas.This sentence is useful for saying you are out of gas using the form ガス.Tatoeba #226398 by arnab, translation #63741 by CK
- ガスを止めろ。Turn off the gas.This sentence is useful for commanding someone to turn off the gas using the form ガス.Tatoeba #226401 by arnab, translation #63744 by CK
- ガスは止めた？Did you turn off the gas?This sentence is useful for asking if the gas was turned off using the form ガス.Tatoeba #3416687 by arnab, translation #63743 by CK
- ガス会社Gas company
- 車がガソリンスタンドに行かなければなりません。The car needs to go to the gas station.
- 家のガス会社が安いです。The gas company for my house is cheap.
- ガスボンベを交換する必要があります。I need to replace the gas canister.
- 51 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are deciding where to stop during a road trip.
- 蓮 Renそろそろガスを入れようか。Sorosoro gasu o ireyou ka.Shall we fill up on gas soon?
- 美咲 Misakiいい考えね。次の店で止まりましょう。Ii kangae ne. Tsugi no mise de tomarimashou.Good idea. Let's stop at the next station.
- 蓮 Renガス代が高くなっていて困るよ。Gasudai ga takaku natte ite komaru yo.It's troubling that gas prices have gone up.
- 美咲 Misaki本当にそうね。節約しなきゃ。Hontou ni sou ne. Setsuyaku shinakya.You're right. We have to save money.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ガス, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ガス, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
