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鉱員 (こういん, kouin) Japanese meaning: miner | Kotomora

鉱こう員いん

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Meanings

1

A person who works in a mine extracting minerals or ore.

彼かれの祖そ父ふは炭たん鉱こうの鉱こう員いんだった。
His grandfather was a coal miner.

Kanji

鉱mineral, ore
員employee, member, number

Related words

鉱こう夫ふ
Synonymous; 鉱員 is slightly more formal or bureaucratic, while 鉱夫 is more common in everyday contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 鉱 (ore, mineral) and 員 (member, personnel).