What is the Kanji for "Charcoal" and "Coal"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Charcoal" and "Coal", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Charcoal" and "Coal" is "炭".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Sumi".

Its onyomi reading is "Tan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The kanji "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". The radical "厂" means "Cliff" . And The kanji "山" means "Mountain" and can be read as "Yama" and "San".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "炭" mean in japanese?

"炭" means "Charcoal" and "Coal".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

石炭: "Coal". The Japanese noun '石炭 (せきたん)' refers to a black solid fossil fuel that is burned to produce energy. It is formed from the decomposition of plant matter over millions of years and is extracted from the earth through mining. Coal is an important energy source and is used in power plants, steel production, and various industrial processes. For example: This power plant uses coal as its primary fuel source - (この発電所は主に石炭を燃料としている). Coal mining is an important industry in many countries - (石炭の採掘は多くの国で重要な産業である).

炭素: "Carbon". The Japanese noun '炭素 (たんそ)' refers to the chemical element carbon. Carbon is a fundamental element that is found in all organic compounds and is essential for life on Earth. It is used in many industrial processes and products, such as plastics, fuel, and building materials. For example: Diamond is made of carbon - (ダイヤモンドは炭素でできている). Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas - (二酸化炭素は温室効果ガスだ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". And The hiragana "み" is read as "mi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.