崎
promontory, cape, spit
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
- さき
- さい
- みさき
Meaning
崎 centers on a rugged, jutting landform by water: a promontory, cape, or spit of land extending into the sea.
Most common words using 崎
20 of 63- 宮崎みやざき
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
- 長崎ながさきN5
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
- 川崎かわさき
Kawasaki (city)
- 崎さき
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
- 高崎たかさき
Takasaki (city in Gunma)
- 長崎大学ながさきだいがく
Nagasaki University
- 川崎重工業かわさきじゅうこうぎょう
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- 長崎大ながさきだい
Nagasaki University (abbr)
- 宮崎大学みやざきだいがく
University of Miyazaki (formed from the merger of Miyazaki University and Miyazaki Medical College in 2003)
- 宮崎公立大学みやざきこうりつだいがく
Miyazaki Municipal University
- 宮崎医科大学みやざきいかだいがく
Miyazaki Medical College (1974-2003)
- 宮崎国際大学みやざきこくさいだいがく
Miyazaki International University
- 宮崎女子短大みやざきじょしたんだい
Miyazaki Women's Junior College
- 宮崎産業経営大学みやざきさんぎょうけいえいだいがく
Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University
- 宮崎県みやざきけん
Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
- 宮崎県立看護大学みやざきけんりつかんごだいがく
Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University
- 宮崎県立美術館みやざきけんりつびじゅつかん
Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Art
- 宮崎県警みやざきけんけい
Miyazaki Prefectural Police (abbr)
- 宮崎空港線みやざきくうこうせん
Miyazaki Airport Line
- 尼崎信用金庫あまがさきしんようきんこ
Amagasaki Shinkin Bank
Study
Etymology
崎 combines 山 (mountain) with 奇, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something irregular or steep, together suggesting a rugged coastal mountain or cape.
Meaning mnemonic
A mountain 山 that is strange or steep 奇 juts out into the sea, forming a rugged cape or promontory.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a key-shaped cape: key -> キ, and the mountain 山 on the left is the key landmark.