탄소

Korean

Chemical element
C
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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 炭素, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 炭(たん)素(そ) (tanso).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nsʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [탄(ː)소]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tanso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tanso
McCune–Reischauer?	t'anso
Yale Romanization?	thānso

Noun

탄소 • (tanso) (hanja 炭素)

1. carbon (element)

Derived terms

• 일산화탄소 (一酸化炭素, ilsanhwatanso, “carbon monoxide”)
• 이산화탄소 (二酸化炭素, isanhwatanso, “carbon dioxide”)

See also

• 탄수화물 (炭水化物, tansuhwamul, “carbohydrate”)