岬
岬 — Headland
headland, cape, spit, promontory
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiみさき (misaki)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 岬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岬 | みさき misaki | cape (on coast) |
Study notes
岬 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1972 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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