備長炭(びんちょうたん)

びんちょうたん
noun
binchotan; white charcoal
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1. binchotan; white charcoal
A very hard, high-quality white charcoal made mainly from ubame oak, especially in Wakayama Prefecture. It burns long and steadily with little smoke, and is prized for grilling eel and yakitori. Also sold for deodorizing and purifying water.
備長炭(びんちょうたん)で焼(や)いた。
It was grilled over binchotan.
この店(みせ)の焼(や)き鳥(とり)は備長炭(びんちょうたん)を使(つか)っている。
This restaurant grills its yakitori over binchotan charcoal.
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)に備長炭(びんちょうたん)を入(い)れておくと、嫌(いや)なにおいが消(き)えると言(い)われている。
They say that putting binchotan charcoal in the fridge gets rid of unpleasant smells.

Etymology

Named after 備中屋長左衛門(びっちゅうやちょうざえもん), a charcoal merchant of the Edo period in the Kishū domain (today's Wakayama), who is said to have first sold it.

Common collocations

  • 紀州(きしゅう)備長炭(びんちょうたん): binchotan from Wakayama, the best-known brand
  • 備長炭(びんちょうたん)焼(や)き: grilled over binchotan

Related words

Related Words

Related: 炭火(すみび) (charcoal fire)
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Added 2026.10.11 21:39 · Revised 2026.10.11 21:42
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