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坑

JLPT N1 · 7 strokes

The kanji 坑 — “mine shaft, pit”

坑 means mine shaft, pit and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 7 strokes and uses the earth radical (土).

Stroke order · 7 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 土 · earth
Strokes: 7

How to remember 坑

A tall-mouthed tunnel beneath the earth (土) — a mine. 炭坑 (coal mine) — a kanji from historical dramas.

Example words with 坑

On'yomi readings

炭坑たんこうcoal mine

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