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坑道 (こうどう, koudou) Japanese meaning: tunnel | Kotomora
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坑こう 道どう の 奥おく で 鉱こう 石せき を 採さい 掘くつ し て いる 。
They are mining ore deep inside the tunnel.
There is a risk that the old gallery will collapse.
Usage patterns 坑こう 道どう を 掘ほ る to dig/excavate a mine tunnel
The workers dug a tunnel into the mountain.
坑こう 道どう が 崩くず れる for a mine tunnel to collapse
The tunnel collapsed in the earthquake, trapping the workers.
坑こう 道どう に 入はい る to go into a mine tunnel
The miners put on helmets and entered the tunnel.
Kanji 道 road-way, street, district Related words トンネル is the general word for any tunnel (road, rail, etc.), while 坑道 refers specifically to an underground passage in a mine.
Counted with For places and spots — locations of damage, faults, or points along something.
For facilities and premises counted as locations.
Word family drift; driftway
drift; driftway
Etymology Compound of 坑 (mine shaft, pit) and 道 (road, way). The term is straightforwardly derived from its kanji components.
