Gas station

Japanese: 給油所 - きゅうゆじょ
Gas station

…Gas stations primarily fill automobiles with gasoline and diesel, change motor oil, sell kerosene for general fuel and other automobile-related products, and provide services such as washing automobiles and inspections and maintenance necessary for safe driving. Traditionally, they were called gas stations or gas stations, but in recent years, because of the wide range of business activities, they have come to be called service stations (abbreviated as SS). Gas stations are Japanese-English, and in English they are called gas station or service station. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the term "fuel station" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ガソリン・スタンドは,自動車に対するガソリンや軽油(ディーゼル油)の給油,モーター油の交換を主とし,一般燃料用としての灯油,その他の自動車関連商品の販売業務と,車体の洗浄,車の安全走行に必要な点検・整備等サービスの提供を行っている。従来は,ガソリン・スタンド,あるいは給油所と呼ばれていたが,最近はこのように業務内容が多岐にわたっているので,サービス・ステーション(SSと略称される)と呼ばれている。ガソリン・スタンドは和製英語で,英語ではgas stationあるいはservice stationという。…

※「給油所」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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