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鉱

mineral, ore

JLPT N2 Grade 5 13 strokes
Kun'yomi
あらがね
On'yomi
コウ
Radical
金 · metal (gold, metal)

鉱 means "mineral, ore". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read あらがね in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

鉱 in example sentences

  • 炭鉱たんこうの内部ないぶに多おおくの労働者ろうどうしゃが閉とじ込こめられた。

    Tankou no naibu ni ooku no roudousha ga tojikomerareta.

    Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

  • 鉱業こうぎょうはチリの主要しゅような収入しゅうにゅう源げんの一ひとつである。

    Kougyou wa chiri no shuyou na shuunyuugen no hitotsu de aru.

    Mining is one of the main sources of wealth in Chile.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 鉱 mean?
鉱 means "mineral, ore". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 鉱 have?
鉱 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 鉱 read?
It is read あらがね in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 鉱?
鉱 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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