石炭

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Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks charcoal
trad. (石炭)
simp. #(石炭)

Pronunciation


Noun

石炭

  1. (dated or dialectal) coal

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: batu bara (calque)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 1
たん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Middle Chinese 石炭

Pronunciation

Noun

(せき)(たん) (sekitan

  1. coal
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いし
Grade: 1
すみ > ずみ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

(ishi, rock) +‎ (sumi, charcoal)

Pronunciation

Noun

(いし)(ずみ) (ishizumi

  1. coal

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

石炭 (seoktan) (hangeul 석탄)

  1. hanja form? of 석탄 (coal)