炭 — charcoal

Grade 3 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi tan · kun'yomi sumi.

Mountain (山) over fire (火) — charcoal made by burning wood in a mountain kiln.

Example words

• 炭 — sumi — charcoal
• 石炭 — sekitan — coal

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