鉱
mineral, ore

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あらがね

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:5
Strokes:13
JLPT:2
Frequency:1376

Vocabulary

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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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