JLPT N3 · Noun

石炭 (sekitan)

石炭 (せきたん, sekitan) is a Japanese noun meaning “coal”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せきたん
Romaji: sekitan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

coal · noun

Example sentences

石炭を石油の代わりに使いました。

They substituted coal for oil.

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

Kanji in 石炭

stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

charcoal, coalタン・すみ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 石炭.

石鹸せっけんsoap石いしstone石油せきゆoil宝石ほうせきgem流石さすがas one would expect磁石じしゃくmagnet化石かせきfossil岩石がんせきrock炭鉱たんこうcoal mine炭素たんそcarbon (C)

Source: JMdict entry 1382700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.