Vocab Info
N3 Noun
炭鉱coal mine, coal pit
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
coal mine, (coal) pit, colliery
Noun
2.
coal-mine shaft
Only applies to 炭坑
All Forms
炭鉱 【たんこう】、炭坑 【たんこう】、炭礦 【たんこう】
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私の父は長い間炭鉱で働いていました。
My father worked in a coal mine for a long time.
炭鉱とは石炭を採掘する鉱山のことを指す。
A coal mine refers to a mine where coal is extracted.
日本の炭鉱は、その経済性と技術性から激減してしまった。
Coal mines in Japan have drastically declined due to economic and technological reasons.
技術が発達する以前の炭鉱では多くの作業員が亡くなったそうだ。
It is said that many workers lost their lives in coal mines before the advancement of technology.
地下に埋蔵されている石炭を採掘する炭鉱の仕事には多くの危険が付き纏います。
The job of mining coal, which is buried underground, comes with many dangers.
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