How to say 'Coal' in Japanese | 石炭

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The Japanese word for Coal is 'Sekitan', written as 石炭 in Japanese.'Coal' in hiragana is せきたん.

word

石炭

Meaning

Coal

Reading

せきたん

sekitan

Kanji

石Stone 炭Charcoal

Explanation

The Japanese noun '石炭 (せきたん)' refers to 'coal', a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock used as a fuel. This word is commonly used in contexts related to energy, mining, or historical references to industrialization. For example: Coal is an important energy resource「石炭は重要なエネルギー資源です」(せきたんはじゅうようなエネルギーしげんです). They used coal to heat the house「彼らは家を暖めるために石炭を使いました」(かれらはいえをあたためるためにせきたんをつかいました). The word is neutral in tone and is typically used in technical, historical, or everyday contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4290

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 石炭

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

石

Meaning

Stone

kanji

炭

Meaning

Charcoal

Words Related to 石炭 Through the Kanji 石

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 石 as well.

word

石

Meaning

Stone

word

流石

Meaning

As expected

word

石油

Meaning

Oil

word

宝石

Meaning

Gem

Words Related to 石炭 Through the Kanji 炭

This Word contains the Kanji 炭 as well.

word

炭素

Meaning

Carbon

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'Sekitan' means 'Coal' .

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