Japanese word

ガソリンスタンド

Pronunciation

Romajigasorinsutando

Meaning

  • noungas station

Example

父はガソリンスタンドで働いています。chichi wa ga so ri n su ta n do de hatara i te i ma su

My father works at a gas station.

Illustration for ガソリンスタンド (gas station)

More examples

お父さんとガソリンスタンドへ行きます。o chichi sa n to ga so ri n su ta n do e i ki ma su

I go to the gas station with my dad.

出かける前に、ガソリンスタンドで給油します。de ka ke ru mae ni ga so ri n su ta n do de kyū yu shi ma su

I will get gas at a gas station before going out.

Core concept

Names a roadside facility where drivers refuel vehicles and may obtain related car services.

Common phrases

  • ガソリンスタンドで給油するga so ri n su ta n do de kyū yu su ru

    refuel at a gas station

  • ガソリンスタンドに寄るga so ri n su ta n do ni yo ru

    stop at a gas station

Similar words

給油所kyūyusho: A place for supplying vehicles with fuel, with a formal and general tone.
サービスステーションsābisusutēshon: A business that sells fuel and can provide maintenance or other automobile services.
スタンドsutando: An informal shortened name for a facility that sells fuel.

Definition in Japanese

車などに給油するための店や施設。kuruma na do ni kyū yu su ru ta me no mise ya shi setsu

Word origin

ガソリンスタンド (gasorin sutando) consists of ガソリン (gasorin, "gasoline") and スタンド (sutando, "stand"), two English-based loanwords combined in Japanese to name a fuel station.

Usage tips

  • The word gas station is common in the United States and Canada, whereas petrol station is the usual term in the United Kingdom and Australia.

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