Japanese symbol for “tailings”
尾鉱
びこう
Romaji: bikou
tailings; mine dumps
In Japanese, tailings is 尾鉱, read びこう (bikou).
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Meanings
- n tailings; mine dumps (mining)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 末尾 | まつび matsubi | end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.) |
| 尾根 | おね one | (mountain) ridge |
| 語尾 | ごび gobi | (inflectional) ending of a word |
| 交尾 | こうび koubi | copulation (among animals); mating; treading |
| 尾行 | びこう bikou | shadow; tail; following |
| 首尾 | しゅび shubi | beginning and end; from beginning to end |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tailings”.
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