JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 炭: "charcoal, coal"
The kanji 炭 means "charcoal, coal". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read タン in on'yomi and すみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | charcoal, coal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1307 of 2,501 |
Common words with 炭
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 炭charcoal · charred remains
- 炭酸carbonic acid · carbonated water; carbonated drink
- 石炭coal
- 消し炭partly burned charcoal · cinders; charred remains; burnt-out wreckage
- 炭化carbonization; carbonisation
- 炭鉱coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery · coal-mine shaft
- 二酸化炭素carbon dioxide; CO2
- 褐炭brown coal; lignite
- 炭火charcoal fire
- 泥炭peat
- 木炭charcoal
- 炭水化物carbohydrate
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