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Japanese symbol for “carbonate”

Romaji: tansan'en
carbonate

In Japanese, carbonate is , read (tansan'en).

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 carbonate

Kanji and stroke order

charcoal, coal
on: タン
kun: すみ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
salt
on: エン
kun: しお
13 strokes · JLPT 2

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
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization
えんぶん enbunsalt; salt content; amount of salt

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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