岬 – headland, cape, spit

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The kanji 岬 means headland, cape, spit, promontory. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みさき (misaki). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 山 (no. 46).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	みさき	misaki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 山 (Kangxi radical 46). Components: ｜・山・日・田・凵.

Words using 岬

岬みさきcape (on coast)

Example sentences

その船は岬を回った。

The ship sailed around the cape.

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Kanji with the same radical

山島岸崩岩岳峡峰嵐峠崇崖

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