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炭

charcoal
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingすみ

Meanings

  1. charcoalRtK
    熱帯雨林は、酸素を作り、二酸化炭素を消費する。Tropical rainforests produce oxygen and consume carbon dioxide.tatoeba
    二酸化炭素はそれ自体は毒ではない。Carbon dioxide is not a poison in itself.tatoeba
  2. coal
    燃料としては石油が石炭に代わりつつあった。Petroleum was replacing coal as fuel.tatoeba
    日本では石炭が石油との価格競争に負けてエネルギー市場を失った。Petroleum priced coal out of the energy market in Japan.tatoeba
  1. charred remains

Synonyms

木炭

Homonyms

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Same reading (すみ)
隅 · corner墨 · sumi

Popular Usage

石炭

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · ashes · cliff (厂) · fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 833

Compound words

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 炭

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