# 炭 carbon

山 (mountain) + (cliff) + 火 (fire)
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9 strokes
BETA
I was going to skip this one altogether, but with global warming and shit,everyone gotta know about carbon dioxide. Or not.

## Onyomi

TAN | That's not a sunTAN, that's brown skin from carbon dioxide pollution.

## Mnemonic

| A fire burning on a volcanic mountain sends carbon dioxide down the cliff.

## Jukugo

石炭(せきたん) | coal ☆☆☆☆☆ 石 (rock) + 炭 (carbon) = 石炭 (coal)
二酸化 炭素(に さんか たんそ) | carbon dioxide ☆☆☆☆☆ 二 (two) + 酸 (sour) + 化 (transform) + 炭 (carbon) + 素 (element) = 二酸化 炭素 (carbon dioxide)