埼
cape, spit, promontory
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
- さき
- さい
- みさき
Meaning
埼 centers on a piece of land that juts out into water: a cape, spit, or promontory. All three meanings describe the same coastal landform.
Most common words using 埼
- 埼玉さいたま
Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 埼京線さいきょうせん
Saikyō Line (railway line running from Tokyo to Saitama)
- 埼玉大学さいたまだいがく
Saitama University
- ダ埼玉ダさいたま
Saitama Prefecture
- 埼玉りそな銀行さいたまりそなぎんこう
Saitama Resona Bank
- 埼玉医科大学さいたまいかだいがく
Saitama Medical School
- 埼玉学園大学さいたまがくえんだいがく
Saitama Gakuen University
- 埼玉工業大学さいたまこうぎょうだいがく
Saitama Institute of Technology
- 埼玉県さいたまけん
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
- 埼玉県立大学さいたまけんりつだいがく
Saitama Prefectural University
- 埼玉県立近代美術館さいたまけんりつきんだいびじゅつかん
Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
- 埼玉県警さいたまけんけい
Saitama Prefectural Police (abbr)
- 埼玉銀行さいたまぎんこう
Saitama Bank
- 埼銀さいぎん
Saitama Bank (abbr)
Study
Etymology
埼 combines 土 (earth, land) with 奇, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something unusual or projecting. The character describes a projecting piece of land.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is earth 土, and the right side 奇 looks like a strange, projecting shape. Picture a strange piece of land sticking out into the sea: a cape or promontory.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a key-shaped cape jutting out from the coast: key -> キ, and the land 土 has a strange 奇 key-like projection.