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    3. 炭素

    炭素

    炭たん素そ

    carbon (C)

    N1KMT6News #7+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab19 strokes

    たんそ

    Noun

    1.
    carbon (C)

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    炭たん素そは元げん素その一ひとつです。

    Carbon is one of the elements.

    KMT4Science & Math
    ダイヤモンドは純じゅん粋すいな炭たん素そでできている。

    Diamonds are made of pure carbon.

    KMT6Science & Math
    有ゆう機き化か合ごう物ぶつは、炭たん素そを骨こっ格かくとする物ぶっ質しつである。

    Organic compounds are substances with carbon as their backbone.

    KMT6Science & Math
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かは、大たい気き中ちゅうの炭たん素そ濃のう度どの上 昇 が原げん因いんとされている。

    Global warming is said to be caused by the increase in carbon concentration in the atmosphere.

    KMT7Science & MathNature & Environment
    炭たん素そ繊せん維いは、その軽かるさと強 度 から航こう空くう宇う宙ちゅう産さん業ぎょうで利り用ようされている。

    Carbon fiber is used in the aerospace industry due to its lightness and strength.

    KMT7Science & MathTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    炭
    すみ…(1)
    charcoal・coal
    素
    もと…(2)
    elementary・principle・naked・uncovered
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