石炭(せきたん)

せきたん
noun
coal
1. coal
A black or brownish-black solid fossil fuel used for heating and power generation.
石炭(せきたん)は化石燃料(かせきねんりょう)の一(ひと)つだ。
Coal is one of the fossil fuels.
昔(むかし)は石炭(せきたん)で暖房(だんぼう)していた。
In the old days, people heated with coal.
石炭(せきたん)火力(かりょく)発電(はつでん)は環境(かんきょう)に悪(わる)い。
Coal-fired power generation is bad for the environment.

RELATED ENERGY/FUEL TERMS:

  • 石油(せきゆ) (petroleum, oil)
  • 天然(てんねん)ガス (natural gas)
  • 化石燃料(かせきねんりょう) (fossil fuel)
  • 再生可能(さいせいかのう)エネルギー (renewable energy)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 石炭(せきたん)を掘(ほ)る (to mine coal)
  • 石炭(せきたん)産業(さんぎょう) (coal industry)
  • 石炭(せきたん)火力(かりょく)発電所(はつでんしょ) (coal-fired power plant)
  • 石炭(せきたん)鉱山(こうざん) (coal mine)

HISTORICAL NOTE:
Coal mining was once a major industry in Japan, particularly in Kyushu and Hokkaido, but most mines have closed due to cheaper imports and environmental concerns.

Related Words

Related: 石油(せきゆ) (petroleum)
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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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