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岬 (みさき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

岬みさき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

cape; headland; promontory

A piece of land projecting into the sea or a lake. Common in geography and place names.

この岬みさきからは海うみが一いち望ぼうできる。
From this cape, you can see the whole ocean.
岬みさきの先せん端たんに灯とう台だいが立たって

いる

。

A lighthouse stands at the tip of the cape.

Written forms

岬みさきUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common way to write 'cape'.
みさきUsage12%
崎みさき
Alternate kanji form, less common than 岬. Often appears in proper nouns (e.g., 長崎).

Kanji

岬headland, cape, spit
崎promontory, cape, spit

Similar words

半はん島とう
半島 is a peninsula, a larger landform than a cape. 岬 is a smaller, more pointed projection.
湾わん
湾 is a bay, the inverse of a cape; a body of water partly enclosed by land.

Etymology

The kanji 岬 is composed of 山 (mountain) and 甲 (shell/armor), suggesting a mountain-like projection into the sea. The reading みさき is a native Japanese word (kun'yomi).