This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、あらがね
Romaji: kou, aragane
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

mineral, ore

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1376
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  gwang
Chinese Reading:  kuang4
Unicode:  9271
JIS:  395B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1709
Nelson Index: 4843
New Nelson Index: 6252
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.15
Four Corner Index: 8013.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 674
Gakken Index: 1029
Japanese Names Index: 2153
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40340P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0523
Remembering the kanji Index: 741
Kanji Flashcards Index: 977
Kodansha Compact Index: 1813
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 700
Kanji in Context Index: 876
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1124
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1525
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 749
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 802
Essential Kanji Index: 532
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2145
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2871
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 610
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 774

Words

粗金 (あらがね、あらかね)
ore
鉱物 (こうぶつ)
mineral
炭鉱 (たんこう)
coal mine; coal pit
鉄鉱 (てっこう)
iron ore
鉱泉 (こうせん)
mineral spring; spring containing many minerals and gas (esp. a cold spring)
鉱山 (こうざん)
mine (ore)
鉱業 (こうぎょう)
mining industry
鉱石 (こうせき)
ore; mineral; crystal
鉱床 (こうしょう)
mineral deposit; ore deposit
金坑 (きんこう)
gold mine
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