Japanese symbol for “mine”
鉱山
こうざん
Romaji: kouzan
mine (gold, coal, etc.)
In Japanese, mine is 鉱山, read こうざん (kouzan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n mine (gold, coal, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山 | やま yama | mine |
| 機雷 | きらい kirai | (sea) mine |
| 金山 | かなやま kanayama | (metal) mine |
| マイン | マイン main | mine |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mine”.
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.