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コウ
Kun
Meaning
pit; mine shaft

Origin

ORIGIN

土 "earth" with 亢: a hole dug in the earth — a pit, a shaft.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ坑道・炭坑・廃坑

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 炭坑たんこう

    coal mine

  • 坑道こうどう

    mine tunnel

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

昔の炭坑の跡が残る。

Traces of an old coal mine remain.

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