# 鉱 — ore; mineral

鉱 means “ore; mineral”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: ore; mineral
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set A bit of everything 2

## How to remember 鉱

Sounds like 広: both read コウ.

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 広 wide

## More in the “A bit of everything 2” set

[紅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/crimson/) · [鉱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ore/) · [銅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/copper/) · [召](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summon/) · [畜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/livestock/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ore/. Last updated 2026-11-01.