炭 kanji: meaning “charcoal”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N29 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- charcoal
- On'yomi
- タン
- Kun'yomi
- すみ
Picture story to remember 炭
Burn a mountain (山) of wood with fire (火) and the black lumps left over are charcoal.
How to write 炭: stroke order
炭 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 炭
- 炭酸たんさんcarbonic acid
- 炭火すみびcharcoal fire
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