鉱

mineral, ore

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あらがね

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:13

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1376

Vocabulary

コウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
鉱業	コウギョウ	mining industry
鉱物	コウブツ	mineral
炭鉱	タンコウ	coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
鉱区	コウク	mining area; mine lot
鉱床	コウショウ	mineral deposit; ore deposit

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
鉱山	こうざん	mine (ore)
鉄鉱	てっこう	iron ore
黄鉄鉱	おうてっこう	iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite
鉱山技師	こうざんぎし	mining engineer
鉱山業	こうざんぎょう	mining industry

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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