ガソリンスタンド

ガソリンスタンド · gasorinsutando · JLPT N4 · noun

gasoline station

⛽ gasorin + sutando = gasoline + stand: a stand that sells gasoline

A Japan-made English compound (wasei-eigo): gasoline + stand, where stand means a small sales stall, as in a newsstand. Say it in katakana beats: ga-so-ri-n-su-ta-n-do. English speakers say gas station, but the Japanese word is literally a gasoline stand.

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