# 炭 — Charcoal

Frequency rank 1186 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 揮 (Brandish), less common than 既 (Previously).

- On’yomi: たん
- Kun’yomi: すみ
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A mountain on top with fire below — fire burning inside a mountain, cooking wood into charcoal deep underground.

In words:

- 炭鉱 たんこう — coal mine,coal pit
- 炭素 たんそ — carbon (C)
- 石炭 せきたん — coal

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