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How do you say "carbon" in Japanese?
カーボン
kaabon
In Japanese, "carbon" is カーボン (kaabon).
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Pronunciation
Kaabon holds a long a at the start, kaa, before finishing on a short flat bon, similar to the English word.
Writing and usage
カーボン is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
ダイヤモンドは炭素でできています。
daiyamondo ha tanso dedekiteimasu.
Diamonds are made of carbon.
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How to remember カーボン
Kaabon is carbon with a stretched front vowel, kaa, as if you're groaning kaaa at how hard a diamond really is.
Related words
- gravity 重力 juuryoku
- energy エネルギー enerugii
- electricity 電気 denki
- magnet マグネット magunetto
- chemical 化学的 kagakuteki
- reaction 反応 hannou
- oxygen 酸素 sanso
- hydrogen 水素 suiso
- molecule 分子 bunshi
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Questions about カーボン
How do you pronounce カーボン?
Kaabon holds a long a at the start, kaa, before finishing on a short flat bon, similar to the English word.
Is カーボン formal or casual?
カーボン is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is カーボン written in Japanese?
カーボン is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as kaabon.
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