鉱業

こうぎょう · kougyou · JLPT N1 · noun

industry

⛏️ 鉱 (ore, with metal radical 金) + 業 (industry) = the industry that digs ore out of the ground

鉱 has the metal radical 金 on its left, so it means ore. 業 means trade or industry. Together they name the business of extracting ore from the earth.

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