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Japanese symbol for “carbide”

Romaji: tankabutsu
carbide

In Japanese, carbide is , read (tankabutsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n carbide (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

charcoal, coal
on: タン
kun: すみ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “carbide”

WordReadingMeaning
カーバイド kaabaidocarbide

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せきたん sekitancoal
たんさん tansancarbonic acid
たんそ tansocarbon (C)
たんこう tankoucoal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
たんすいかぶつ tansuikabutsucarbohydrate
もくたん mokutancharcoal
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal

See also: Chinese symbol for “carbide”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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