Japanese symbol for “anthracite”
無煙炭
むえんたん
Romaji: muentan
anthracite; smokeless coal
In Japanese, anthracite is 無煙炭, read むえんたん (muentan).
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Meanings
- n anthracite; smokeless coal
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 喫煙 | きつえん kitsuen | smoking (tobacco) |
| 禁煙 | きんえん kin'en | abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking |
| 石炭 | せきたん sekitan | coal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anthracite”.
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