JLPT N1 · Noun

炭素 (tanso)

炭素 (たんそ, tanso) is a Japanese noun meaning “carbon (C)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たんそ
Romaji: tanso
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

carbon (C) · noun

Example sentences

石炭は大部分が炭素から成っている。

Coal consists mostly of carbon.

Tatoeba #142333

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 炭素

charcoal, coalタン・すみ · 9 strokes

elementary, principle, nakedソ・ス・もと · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 炭素.

石炭せきたんcoal炭鉱たんこうcoal mine素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful素もとorigin酸素さんそoxygen (O)要素ようそelement素人しろうとamateur水素すいそhydrogen (H)素直すなおobedient素質そしつmakings (of)元素げんそelement簡素かんそsimple素材そざいingredient素朴そぼくsimple

Source: JMdict entry 1418570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.