also: あらかね
Refers to unrefined metal-bearing mineral or rock; a somewhat technical or literary term. In everyday contexts, 鉱石 (こうせき) is more common.
High-quality ore can be mined from this mountain.
Iron is made by smelting ore.
こうせき is the common modern word for 'ore'; あらがね is more literary or technical.
こうぶつ means 'mineral' in general, not necessarily ore.
Standard kanji spelling for 'ore'.
Alternate reading あらかね; less common than あらがね.
Uncommon single-kanji spelling; may be encountered in older or technical texts.
Kyūjitai form of 鉱; rarely used today.
Compound of 粗 (あら, 'raw, unrefined') and 金 (かね, 'metal'), with rendaku voicing to がね. The spelling 粗金 reflects this composition.