No. 1,353 in Japanese
ガソリン
Gasoline.
In a sentence
車のタンクにガソリンを満たしました。
I filled the car's tank with gasoline.
In this context, 'ガソリン' is used to refer to the liquid fuel used for vehicles.
ガソリンスタンドで燃料を購入しました。
I bought fuel at the gas station.
Here, 'ガソリン' is associated with the refueling process, emphasizing the place called 'ガソリンスタンド'.
最近ではハイブリッド車や電気自動車など、省エネの車がガソリン車よりも人気です。
Recently, energy-efficient cars like hybrids and electric cars have become more popular than gasoline cars.
In this case, 'ガソリン' describes cars that run on gasoline in contrast to alternative fuel vehicles.
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