Japanese word

燃費

Pronunciation

Romajinenpi

Meaning

  • noungas mileage

Example

この車は燃費がいいです。ko no kuruma wa nen pi ga i i de su

This car gets good gas mileage.

Illustration for 燃費 (gas mileage)

More examples

長距離を走るなら、燃費の良い車を選びます。chō kyo ri o hashi ru na ra nen pi no yo i kuruma o era bi ma su

When driving long distances, I choose a car with good gas mileage.

Core concept

Describes how efficiently a vehicle turns fuel into travel distance.

Common phrases

  • 燃費がいいnen pi ga i i

    get good gas mileage

  • 燃費が悪いnen pi ga waru i

    get poor gas mileage

Similar words

燃料消費nenryōshōhi: The amount of fuel a vehicle uses to travel a given distance.

Definition in Japanese

自動車などが一定量の燃料で走行できる距離、または一定距離の走行に必要な燃料の量。ji dō sha na do ga it tei ryō no nen ryō de sō kō de ki ru kyo ri ma ta wa it tei kyo ri no sō kō ni hitsu yō na nen ryō no ryō

Word origin

燃費 (nenpi) combines 燃 (nen, "burn") and 費 (hi, "expense"), linking fuel that is spent with the distance it allows a vehicle to travel.

Usage tips

  • Drivers often compare cars by gas mileage, but fuel consumption states the same efficiency from the opposite direction: less fuel for the same distance means a better result.

Other meanings

  • fuel consumptionnoun

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