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鉱

mineral
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Meanings

  1. mineralRtK
    水と森と鉱物は重要な自然の資源です。Water, forests, and minerals are important natural resources.tatoeba
    鉱山労働者が賃上げを要求してストに突入した。The miners went on strike for a wage increase.tatoeba
  2. ore

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鉱物

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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

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

Compound words

鉱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
岩石や鉱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

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鉱

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step