Memory phrase for the Kanji: 炭
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炭 |
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Meaning
| charcoal, coal
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Pronunciation |
TAN
sumi |
Explanation |
Top: mountain 山, bottom: ashes 灰 (If sth. "cliff 厂"-like covers the fire 火, it is the ashes.) (To make charcoal, wood is piled up mountain-like and covered and lit from the inside) |
Mnemonic
| This mountain of covered fire produces the charcoal.
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Radicals
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山
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mountain | Picture of a mountain with three peaks. |
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厂
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cliff | The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾. |
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火
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fire | Picture of a fire |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 炭 |
すみ |
charcoal |
| 炭鉱 |
たんこう |
coal mine, coal pit |
| 石炭 |
せきたん |
coal |
| 炭素 |
たんそ |
carbon (C) |
| 炭酸 |
たんさん |
carbonic acid |
| 泥炭 |
でいたん |
peat (turf) |
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