Quick answer
鉱 is the kanji for "Ore". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is あらがね (aragane). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Ore
Also : Mineral
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 鉱 represents 'MINERAL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of mineral.
On-reading: こう — sounds like 'ko' in 'coat'. Kun-reading: あらがね.
Example Sentences
この地域では鉱山から良質な鉄鉱石が採れます。
このちいきではこうざんからりょうしつなてっこうせきがとれます。
In this area, high-quality iron ore can be extracted from the mines.
鉱物資源の枯渇が、エネルギー問題に拍車をかけています。
こうぶつしげんのこかつが、えねるぎーもんだいにはくしゃをかけています。
The depletion of mineral resources is spurring on the energy problem.
Vocabulary using 鉱
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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