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鉱 — 13 strokes / Radical「金」

道
6Elementary year 5 / 13 strokes / Radical「金」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
—
Meaning
ore; mineral

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

金 "metal" plus 広 "wide"; metal spread through the earth — hence "ore, mineral."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō鉱物こうぶつ鉱山こうざん鉄鉱てっこう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鉱石こうせき

    ore

  • 鉱山こうざん

    mine

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

この山(やま)では鉱石(こうせき)がとれる。

Ore can be mined in this mountain.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

鉱山鉱石鉱山mounta…石stone銅copper金gold釘nail針needle釜iron…効effect厚thick耕to plo…航to sai…格status
CompoundRadicalReading

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