English–Japanese
“carbon” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajitanso
Example
人の体には炭素が含まれています。hito no karada ni wa tan so ga fuku ma re te i ma su
The human body contains carbon.
How to say “carbon” in Japanese
“Carbon” in Japanese is 炭素 (tanso).
It names an element that can combine with many others and also exist by itself in distinct forms such as graphite and diamond.
Example sentences with 炭素
森林は大気中の炭素を長期間蓄えます。shin rin wa tai ki chū no tan so o chō ki kan takuwa e ma su
Forests store carbon from the atmosphere for long periods.
Tips for using 炭素
- In carbon copy, carbon refers historically to the carbon paper that transferred writing to a second sheet, a sense preserved in modern email language.