carbon in Japanese
carbon in Japanese is 炭素, カーボンコピー, 炭 — carbon means a chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
carbon in Japanese
炭素
Pronounced: tanso
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
カーボンコピー
Pronounced: kābonkopī
(countable, informal) A carbon copy.
炭
Pronounced: sumi
A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
石炭
Pronounced: sekitan
A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
What does "carbon" mean?
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noun A chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
"Diamonds and pencil lead are both made almost entirely of carbon."
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carbon in a sentence
- Diamonds and pencil lead are both made almost entirely of carbon.
- Companies are being pushed to cut their carbon emissions.
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What is "carbon" in Japanese?
"carbon" in Japanese is 炭素, カーボンコピー, 炭. carbon means: A chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
How do you pronounce 炭素?
"carbon" in Japanese is 炭素, pronounced "tanso".
How do you use "carbon" in a sentence?
Example: "Diamonds and pencil lead are both made almost entirely of carbon." In Japanese, "carbon" is 炭素, カーボンコピー, 炭.
Are there other ways to say "carbon" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "carbon": 炭素, カーボンコピー, 炭, 石炭.
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