たん
炭
そ
素

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. carbon (C).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
炭
そ
素
 炭素 たんそ ✔

Contained Kanji 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)
elementary, principle, naked
ス　ソ　もと (5th, N1)
life (生) variant
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)