鉱 – mineral, ore

13 strokesTaught in grade 5#1376 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 鉱 means mineral, ore. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あらがね (aragane). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	あらがね	aragane

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 金・厶・广.

Words using 鉱

鉱物こうぶつmineral炭鉱たんこうcoal mine鉱業こうぎょうmining industry鉱山こうざんmine (gold, coal, etc.)

Example sentences

オーストラリアは鉱物が豊富だ。

Australia is abundant in minerals.

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あの支部は炭鉱労働組合に属している。

That branch is affiliated to the miners' union.

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この鉱山は来月閉山になる。

This mine will close down next month.

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Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭銃鋼鎖鑑銘鋭銅鏡釣

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