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木炭 (もくたん, mokutan) Japanese meaning: charcoal | Kotomora

木もく炭たん

also: きずみ

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers specifically to charcoal made from wood, as opposed to other types of charcoal.

バーベキューに木もく炭たんを使つかう。

We use charcoal for the barbecue.

木もく炭たんは燃ねん料りょうとして古ふるくから利り用ようされてきた。

Charcoal has been used as fuel since ancient times.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を木もく炭たんで焼やくto grill something over charcoal
肉にくを木もく炭たんで焼やくと香かおりがよくなる。
Grilling meat over charcoal gives it a nicer aroma.
木もく炭たんに火ひをつけるto light charcoal
バーベキューの前まえに木もく炭たんに火ひをつけた。
We lit the charcoal before the barbecue.

Kanji

木tree, wood
炭charcoal, coal

Related words

炭すみN1
炭 is the general word for charcoal of any kind, while 木炭 specifies charcoal made from wood.
練れん炭たん
練炭 refers to compressed charcoal briquettes used for heating, while 木炭 usually means natural lump charcoal.

Don't confuse with

石せき炭たんN3
石炭 is mineral coal dug from the ground, whereas 木炭 is charcoal made by carbonizing wood.

Word family

木もく炭たん画が
charcoal drawing
木もく炭たん紙し
charcoal paper; paper for charcoal drawing
木もく炭たん車しゃ
wood gas vehicle
木もく炭たん自じ動どう車しゃ
wood gas vehicle; charcoal-powered vehicle

Written forms

木炭Usage100%
- もくたん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- きずみ
きずみ
Rare reading; not commonly used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 木 (wood) and 炭 (charcoal). The reading もくたん is the standard on'yomi, while きずみ is a rare kun'yomi-based reading.