Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: あらがね · Meanings: mineral, ore
Kanji for mineral, ore
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鉱 is formed from the metal radical 金 (written as 釒) on the left and the character 工 on the right. 金 represents metal, while 工 represents work or craftsmanship. Together, they show working with metal, such as extracting or processing it. From this structure, 鉱 came to mean ore, mine, or mineral.
鉱 shows working with metal, meaning ore, mine, or mineral.
Think of metal (金) being worked on (工) to extract valuable minerals. That process of working metal for resources is 鉱.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 粗金 | あらがね | ore | Noun |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 鉱山 | こうざん | mine (ore) | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 鉱石 | こうせき | ore, mineral, crystal | Noun |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう | mining industry | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 鉱物資源 | こうぶつしげん | mineral resources | Noun |
| 鉱産物 | こうさんぶつ | mineral product, minerals | Noun |
| 鉱床 | こうしょう | mineral deposit, ore deposit | Noun |
| 鉱区 | こうく | mining area, mine lot | common Noun |
| 鉱毒 | こうどく | mine pollution | Noun |