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mineral
Stroke count: 13

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Meanings

  1. mineralRtK
    重要自然資源ですWater, forests, and minerals are important natural resources.tatoeba
    労働賃上げ要求スト突入The miners went on strike for a wage increase.tatoeba
  2. ore
  1. mining industry

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

metal () · gold () · wide · cave · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 802

Compound words

山を所有している人から銀を買っています。
I buy my silver from a man who has a mine on his property.tatoeba
岩石や物はいろいろな面で私たちに有益である。
Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.tatoeba

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