Japanese symbol for “mineralization”
鉱化
こうか
Romaji: kouka
mineralization; mineralisation
In Japanese, mineralization is 鉱化, read こうか (kouka).
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Meanings
- n, vs mineralization; mineralisation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mineralization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石化 | せきか sekika | petrifaction; petrification; mineralization |
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 |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
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.