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Kotomora

崎

promontory, cape, spit

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

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

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  • 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

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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.