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鉱
Meaning:

In Japanese,鉱 means “ore”.
How to read it:

Kunyomi:Not often used
Onyomi:こう
How to write it:

Origin:

It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin.
However, you can remember this kanji this way.
鉱=金+広, 金 means “gold”, it stands for metal. And 広 means “wide”.
The ore is widespread.
So 鉱 means “ore”.
Note: Below is the origin and development of kanji 金. |

Development:

Vocabulary:
Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
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Adv | 鉱山 | こうざん | mine | Noun |
H_Adv | 炭鉱 | たんこう | coal mine | Noun |
S_Adv | 鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral | Noun |
S_Adv | 鉄鉱 | てっこう | iron ore | Noun |
S_Adv | 鉱石 | こうせき | ore | Noun |
S_Adv | 鉱業 | こうぎょう | mining industry | Noun |
Others | 鉱脈 | こうみゃく | vein | Noun |
Others | 金鉱 | きんこう | gold mine | Noun |
Others | 採鉱 | さいこう | mining | Noun & Verb |
Others | 鉱工業 | こうこうぎょう | mining industry | Noun |
Others | 鉱泉 | こうせん | mineral spring | Noun |
Others | 鉱夫 | こうふ | miner | Noun |
Others | 鉱毒 | こうどく | mining pollution | Noun |
Others | 鉱床 | こうしょう | deposit | Noun |
Others | 鉱区 | こうく | mining area | Noun |
Others | 鉱産 | こうさん | mining | Noun |
Others | 廃鉱 | はいこう | abandoned mine | Noun |
Others | 選鉱 | せんこう | ore dressing | Noun & Verb |
Others | 鉱滓 | こうさい | slag | Noun |
Others | 鉱水 | こうすい | mineral water | Noun |
Others | 銀鉱 | ぎんこう | silver ore | Noun |
Others | 探鉱 | たんこう | ore exploration | Noun |
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