Word Meaning 炭素

たんそ tanso

炭素 is read as たんそ (tanso) and means carbon (C).

Meaning

English

  1. carbon (C)

Reading

Kana

たんそ

Romaji

tanso

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 13807 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

炭化水素

たんかすいそ

hydrocarbon

炭化珪素

たんかけいそ

silicon carbide (SiC)

炭素同化作用

たんそどうかさよう

carbon assimilation

炭素化合物

たんそかごうぶつ

carbon compounds

炭素材料学会

たんそざいりょうがっかい

Carbon Society of Japan

炭素中立

たんそちゅうりつ

carbon neutrality

炭素同化

たんそどうか

carbon assimilation

炭素会計

たんそかいけい

greenhouse gas accounting

炭素予算

たんそよさん

carbon budget

炭素14法

たんそじゅうしほう

carbon-14 dating

炭素固定

たんそこてい

carbon fixation

炭素税

たんそぜい

carbon tax

Example Sentences

10

たんそはすべてのせいぶつにふくまれている。

Carbon is found in all living things.

そのざいりょうはたんそをおおくふくむ。

That material contains a lot of carbon.

Carbon dioxide is also called carbonic gas.

This material absorbs CO2.

All living things on Earth contain carbon.

Massive amounts of carbon dioxide are generated every day.

Carbon dioxide sometimes harms people.

When the ocean absorbs a lot of CO₂, the water becomes more acidic.

The differing volumes of carbon emissions are plotted in the graph below.

It is said that global warming is directly related to carbon dioxide emissions.