Meaning & readings
mineral, ore
On’yomi コウ
Kun’yomi あらがね
Origin
This character combines two parts. The left side is the metal radical (金), which classifies the character as relating to metal, minerals, or ore. The right side (広) serves as a sound hint, suggesting the character's pronunciation without contributing to the meaning. Together, the metal classifier paired with this sound element creates the character for ore or mineral—precious metals and minerals found in the earth that belong to the broader category of metal-related substances.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 13
- Kangxi radical
- 167
- Grade
- Grade 5 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #1376 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 2
- Unicode
- U+09271