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貧鉱 (ひんこう, hinkou) Japanese meaning: low-grade ore | Kotomora

貧ひん鉱こう

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う

Meanings

1

low-grade ore

Technical term in mining and metallurgy for ore with low metal content.

この鉱こう山ざんからは貧ひん鉱こうしか採とれない。
Only low-grade ore can be mined from this mine.

Kanji

貧poverty, poor
鉱mineral, ore

Related words

富ふ鉱こう
富鉱 means high-grade ore, the opposite of 貧鉱.

Etymology

Compound of 貧 (poor, low) and 鉱 (ore). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji directly convey the meaning of low-grade ore.

貧ひん鉱こうを処しょ理りするにはコストがかかる。

Processing low-grade ore is costly.