Japanese symbol for “collier”
炭坑夫
たんこうふ
Romaji: tankoufu
coal miner; collier
In Japanese, collier is 炭坑夫, read たんこうふ (tankoufu).
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Meanings
- n coal miner; collier
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石炭 | せきたん sekitan | coal |
| 炭酸 | たんさん tansan | carbonic acid |
| 炭素 | たんそ tanso | carbon (C) |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery |
| 炭水化物 | たんすいかぶつ tansuikabutsu | carbohydrate |
| 木炭 | もくたん mokutan | charcoal |
| 坑道 | こうどう koudou | tunnel; (mining) gallery; level |
| 廃坑 | はいこう haikou | closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
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