炭素

たんそ

carbon (C)

What does 炭素 mean?

炭素 is a Japanese noun meaning carbon (C) in English. It is written as 炭素 in kanji, たんそ in hiragana, and tanso in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

石炭は大部分が炭素から成っている。

Coal consists mostly of carbon.