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岬

headland
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingみさき
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. headlandRtK
  2. cape
    デジネフ岬は北極圏の南３０マイルにある。Cape Dezhnev is 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle.tatoeba
    その船は岬を回った。The ship sailed around the cape.tatoeba
  3. spit
  4. promontory
    船は岬に沿って回った。The boat sailed around the promontory.tatoeba
  1. cape (on coast)

Synonyms

崎

Radicals and components

Radical山mountain
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · armour · armor · roots

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1196

Compound words

岬角こうかく
anat promontory
岬湾こうわん
capes and bays

Additional Examples

そこでは岬が海に突き出している。みさき
There a cape pushes out into the sea.tatoeba
そこでは岬が海に突き出している。
There a cape pushes out into the sea.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 岬

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