鉱山 (こうざん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

鉱山 (こうざん) means mine (ore extraction).

See example sentences below.

鉱山 at a glance

鉱山

こうざんkouzan

N1noun

mine (ore extraction)

鉱山こうざんkouzanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

mine (ore extraction)

Example 1

この町には昔、鉱山がありました。

Translation

There used to be a mine in this town.

Example 2

鉱山で働く人は大変です。

Translation

Working in a mine is tough.