JLPT N1 · Noun

鉱山 (kouzan)

鉱山 (こうざん, kouzan) is a Japanese noun meaning “mine (gold, coal, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうざん
Romaji: kouzan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

mine (gold, coal, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

この鉱山は来月閉山になる。

This mine will close down next month.

Tatoeba #221968

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 鉱山

鉱

mineral, oreコウ・あらがね · 13 strokes

山

mountainサン・セン・やま · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鉱山.

鉱物こうぶつmineral炭鉱たんこうcoal mine鉱業こうぎょうmining industry山やまmountain沢山たくさんa lot登山とざんmountain climbing火山かざんvolcano山林さんりんmountain forest山さんMt.山岳さんがくmountain chain山脈さんみゃくmountain range山腹さんぷくhillside

Source: JMdict entry 1282570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.