Meaning of 鉱山(こうざん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 鉱山 JLPT 1

Kana Reading こうざん

Romaji kōzan

Examples of 鉱山, こうざん in a sentence

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.
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.
その鉱山は閉鎖している。

That mine has shut down.
この鉱山は来月閉山になる。

This mine will close down next month.

鉱 JLPT 2

13 strokes

mineral, ore

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: あらがね

山 JLPT 5

3 strokes

mountain

On'Yomi: サン, セン

Kun'Yomi: やま

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