漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 513 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
Meaning
ore; mineral

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ鉱物・鉱山・鉄鉱

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

この山では鉱石がとれる。

Ore can be mined in this mountain.

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