鉱 — kanji meaning “mineral”
鉱
mineral, ore
- Meanings
- mineral, ore
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- あらがね
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1376 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- kuàng
Words with 鉱
| 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 |
| 溶鉱炉 | ようこうろ youkouro | smelting furnace; blast furnace |
| 金鉱 | きんこう kinkou | gold ore; gold deposit |
| 鉱脈 | こうみゃく koumyaku | vein (of ore); reef; streak |
| 鉱床 | こうしょう koushou | mineral deposit; ore deposit |
| 探鉱 | たんこう tankou | mineral exploration |
| 採鉱 | さいこう saikou | mining |
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