Kanji

mineral, ore

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あらがね

Nanori (Name Reading)

かね

Common Readings

コウ

Example sentences

鉱山 こうざん
この地域はかつて鉱山として栄えていた。

This area once flourished as a mining town.

採掘 さいくつ
新しい鉱山で金を採掘する。

They mine gold in the new mine.

鉱石 こうせき
博物館で、珍しい鉱石の標本を見学した。

I looked at rare ore specimens at the museum.

希少 きしょう
これはこの地域でしか見られない非常に希少な鉱石だ。

This is a very rare mineral found only in this region.

鉱物 こうぶつ
この地域は珍しい鉱物が豊富です。

This region is rich in rare minerals.

蛍石 ほたるいし
蛍石は、紫外線を照射すると蛍光を発する鉱物です。

Fluorite is a mineral that emits fluorescence when irradiated with ultraviolet light.

炭鉱 たんこう
彼は炭鉱で働いている

He works in a coal mine.

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