noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
廃坑 はいこう
廃鉱 はいこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

abolish, obsolete, cessation
ハイ すた.れる (Early High School, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
departure, discharge, publish
ハツ ホツ た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
pit, hole
コウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
high spirits
コウ たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)