Memory phrase for the character: 鉱

鉱

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Meaning

ore, mineral

Pronunciation

KŌ

Explanation

 Left: metal 金 (Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: wide 広 ([As a real estate agent] I find a building 广 with my (good) nose ム, that is wide and spacious)

Mnemonic
 
Metal is common (= widely spread) in form of ore.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
広 wideIf there is only one nose ム in the building 广, it is wide and spacious.
广 buildingRadical madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.




 Vocabulary

鉱山 こうざん  mine (ore)
炭鉱 たんこう  coal mine, coal pit
鉱石 こうせき  ore, mineral
鉱業 こうぎょう  mining industry
鉱物 こうぶつ  mineral

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