GoMe
EN

Vocabulary

What does 炭鉱 (たんこう, tankou) mean?

炭鉱 (たんこう, tankou) means coal mine.

Quick facts
Readingたんこう
Romajitankou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
たんこう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontankou

coal mine

  1. 1noun coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
  2. 2noun coal-mine shaft

Example sentences

  • This town used to prosper because of coal mining.

  • Work in the coal mine was very dangerous.

Kanji in this word

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.