炭 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- タンたん · tan
- Kun
- すみsumi
- Meaning
- charcoal, coal
Stroke order
Origin
Made by burning under a hillside — 'charcoal', the black material from heating wood.
Readings and examples
| Onタンたんtan | 炭鉱たんこう木炭もくたん石炭せきたん |
|---|---|
| Kunすみsumi | 炭すみ炭火すみび消し炭けしずみ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 石炭せきたん
coal
- 木炭もくたん
charcoal
- 炭酸たんさん
- 薪炭しんたん
- 炭坑たんこう
- 炭叺すみがます
- 椚炭くぬぎずみ
Example
炭で 火を おこす。
I make a fire with charcoal.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)