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選炭機 (せんたんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

選せん炭たん機き

Meanings

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noun

coal washer; coal dressing machine; coal washing system

Technical term used in mining and coal preparation. Refers to machinery that separates impurities from raw coal.

この選せん炭たん機きは、石せき炭たんから岩がん石せきや硫黄いおう分ぶんを取とり除のぞく。
This coal washer removes rock and sulfur from the coal.

Kanji

選elect, select, choose
炭charcoal, coal
機loom, mechanism, machine

Etymology

Compound of 選 (sen, 'select') + 炭 (tan, 'coal') + 機 (ki, 'machine'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.