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炭鉱 (tankou)

coal mine,coal pit

  • JLPT N2

Meaning

炭鉱 (たんこう, tankou) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “coal mine,coal pit”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 4

炭鉱たんこうの内部ないぶに多おおくの労働者ろうどうしゃが閉とじ込こめられた。

Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

あの支部は炭鉱労働組合に属している。

That branch is affiliated to the miners' union.

大昔も、炭鉱で海底に出ているのもありましたね。

大昔も、炭鉱で海底にいて出るのもありましたね。

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