木炭|もくたんmokutan[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nouncharcoal

• Synonym炭すみNeutralThe most common everyday word for charcoal; also covers charred remains. Coal is a different word, 「石炭」.
• SynonymチャコールNeutralA loanword for charcoal, used mainly as a color name in 「チャコールグレー」 or in product names such as activated charcoal; not the everyday word.

Use 「木炭」 for fuel made from wood or for a sketching charcoal stick, as in 「木炭画」. In everyday speech say 「炭」; use 「チャコール」 for color names and product names.

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1. 木材もくざいを蒸焼むしやきにしてつくる燃料ねんりょう。
2. 絵画かいがなどでデッサンや下絵したえを描えがくための炭すみ。