Japanese symbol for “lignite”
亜炭
あたん
Romaji: atan
lignite; brown coal
In Japanese, lignite is 亜炭, read あたん (atan).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n lignite; brown coal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lignite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 褐炭 | かったん kattan | brown coal; lignite |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東亜 | とうあ toua | East Asia; the Orient |
| 亜鉛 | あえん aen | zinc (Zn) |
| 亜熱帯 | あねったい anettai | subtropics |
| 白亜 | はくあ hakua | chalk (rock) |
| 亜流 | ありゅう aryuu | (inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation |
| 亜細亜 | アジア ajia | Asia |
| 石炭 | せきたん sekitan | coal |
| 炭酸 | たんさん tansan | carbonic acid |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lignite”.
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