崎
崎 — Promontory
promontory, cape, spit
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiさき (saki)
Kun’yomiさい (sai)
Kun’yomiみさき (misaki)
Stroke order (11 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 崎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崎 | さき saki | small peninsula; cape; promontory |
| 川崎 | かわさき kawasaki | Kawasaki (city) |
| 長崎 | ながさき nagasaki | Nagasaki (city, prefecture) |
Study notes
崎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #533 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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