9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

charcoal, coal

Kun'yomi
  • charcoal ②charred remains
On'yomi
  • タン

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

タン 64.2%
すみ 35.8%

Character Breakdown

charcoal, coal
タン すみ (3rd, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
ashes, puckery juice, cremate
はい カイ (6th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

charcoal ②charred remains
carbonic acid ②carbonated water ③baking soda
coal mine ②coal-mine shaft
carbon oxide ②hypercapnia
partly burned charcoal ②servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
charcoal fire
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
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References

Unicode hex code 70AD
JIS X 0208 1-35-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1418
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3413
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2257
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2806
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1445
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1947
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1007
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1186
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 842
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18953
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 341
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1344
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1427
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 274
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 713
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 361
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 337
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 875
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1267
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 778
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3o6.5
Four corner code 2228.9
De Roo Code 1262