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Japanese symbol for “mineralogy”

Romaji: koubutsugaku
mineralogy

In Japanese, mineralogy is , read (koubutsugaku).

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Meanings

  1. n mineralogy

Kanji and stroke order

mineral, ore
on: コウ
kun: あらがね
13 strokes · JLPT 2
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうざん kouzanmine (gold, coal, etc.)
こうぶつ koubutsumineral
こうぎょう kougyoumining industry
こうせき kousekiore; mineral; crystal
たんこう tankoucoal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
てっこう tekkouiron ore
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
がっこう gakkouschool

See also: Chinese symbol for “mineralogy”.

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.