The Kanji Map

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: pit, hole

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: コウ

Composition: 土亢

坑

Radical: 土

Meaning: earth

Reading: つち

Frequency: 580

Alternative forms:

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坑（コウ） pit (esp. of a mine)

坑口（コウコウ） pithead, minehead

廃坑（ハイコウ） closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine

開坑（カイコウ） opening of mine