搾油

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 搾油, read さくゆ, and it combines 搾, meaning press or extract, with 油, meaning oil.
• Basic usage: 搾油 means oil extraction by pressing seeds, fruit, or another oil-bearing material.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The process of obtaining oil and the freshly pressed state
  • Both examples use the form 搾油. The first observes the process of extracting oil from rapeseed, while the second describes the rich aroma of oil just after pressing.
• A rapeseed process in a workshop and the aroma of new oil
  • 工房で菜種から搾油する工程を見学した。 — We observed the process of extracting oil from rapeseed at the workshop.
  • 搾油したばかりの油は豊かな香りがした。 — The freshly pressed oil had a rich aroma.