also: こなずみ · こずみ
noun
powdered coal; charcoal dust
Refers to coal or charcoal in a fine, dust-like form, often used as fuel or in industrial processes.
粉炭を燃料として使う工場もある。
Some factories use powdered coal as fuel.
バーベキューの後、粉炭がたくさん残った。
After the barbecue, a lot of charcoal dust remained.
Alternate reading; rare and possibly dialectal or archaic.
Compound of 粉 (powder) and 炭 (coal/charcoal). The reading ふんたん is the standard on'yomi combination; こなずみ and こずみ are less common kun'yomi-based readings.