Japanese symbol for “minerals”
鉱産物
こうさんぶつ
Romaji: kousanbutsu
mineral product; minerals
In Japanese, minerals is 鉱産物, read こうさんぶつ (kousanbutsu).
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Meanings
- n mineral product; minerals
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 |
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “minerals”.
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.