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炭鉱 (たんこう): coal mine, coal pit — Japanese vocabulary

炭鉱 is read たんこう and means "coal mine, coal pit". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

炭鉱

Reading
たんこう · tankou
Translation
coal mine, coal pit
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
たんこうが

Example

あの支部は炭鉱労働組合に属している。

あのしぶはたんこうろうどうくみあいにぞくしている。

That branch is affiliated to the miners' union.

Kanji in this word

  • 炭 — Charcoal, Coal
  • 鉱 — mineral, ore

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