JLPT N2 · Noun

炭鉱 (tankou)

炭鉱 (たんこう, tankou) is a Japanese noun meaning “coal mine; (coal) pit”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たんこう
Romaji: tankou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery · noun

Example sentences

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

Kanji in 炭鉱

炭

charcoal, coalタン・すみ · 9 strokes

鉱

mineral, oreコウ・あらがね · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 炭鉱.

石炭せきたんcoal炭素たんそcarbon (C)鉱物こうぶつmineral鉱業こうぎょうmining industry鉱山こうざんmine (gold, coal, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1597260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.