鉱物

こうぶつ · koubutsu · JLPT N2 · noun

mineral

🪨 鉱 = ore, mine + 物 = thing: a mineral is a thing dug from a mine

鉱 (kō) means ore, the rock dug out of the ground. 物 (butsu) means thing or matter. Together, 鉱物 is any natural substance found in the earth.

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