Japanese symbol for “lode”
鉱脈
こうみゃく
Romaji: koumyaku
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
In Japanese, lode is 鉱脈, read こうみゃく (koumyaku).
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Meanings
- n vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう kougyou | mining industry |
| 鉱石 | こうせき kouseki | ore; mineral; crystal |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery |
| 鉄鉱 | てっこう tekkou | iron ore |
| 動脈 | どうみゃく doumyaku | artery |
| 山脈 | さんみゃく sanmyaku | mountain range; mountain belt |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.