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州崎 (すさき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

州す崎さき

Meanings

1

noun

sandspit; sandbar

A narrow point of sandy land extending into water, formed by deposition.

この州す崎さきは潮しおの満みち引ひきで形かたちが変かわる。
The shape of this sandspit changes with the tides.

Kanji

州state, province
崎promontory, cape, spit

Similar words

砂さ嘴し
砂嘴 is a more technical term for a sandspit, while 州崎 is a common geographical name element.

Etymology

Compound of 州 (す, 'sandbar') and 崎 (さき, 'cape, point'). The reading すさき is a straightforward combination of the two kanji readings.