セキタン
Meanings
Noun
1. 古代の植物が完全に腐敗分解する前に地中に埋もれ、そこで長い期間地熱や地圧を受けて炭化したことにより生成した可燃性の岩石。燃料として用いるほか、製鉄においてはコークスが重要な役割を担う。
Pitch accent
キタ
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
phenol; carbolic acid
(coal) cinders
the Carboniferous Period
Examples (12 in total)
The coal is burning.
Coal is not always black.
This country is rich in coal.
The coal in the stove is burning.
Coal consists mostly of carbon.
The coal was glowing in the fire.
Will the strike affect the price of coal?
The vessel was loaded with coal, lumber, and so on.
Petroleum was replacing coal as fuel.
I marveled at seeing the Chinese people burning coal.
I once saw a man walk barefoot over hot coals.
They're loading coal into the ship now.