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岬 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「山」

道
準2High school level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「山」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
みさきmisaki
Meaning
cape; headland

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mountain plus jutting out: land that thrusts into the sea — a cape.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunみさきmisaki岬みさき

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 岬みさき

    cape; headland

  • 岬角こうかく

    promontory

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

岬(みさき)の先(さき)に白(しろ)い灯台(とうだい)が立(た)っている。

A white lighthouse stands at the tip of the cape.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

岬角岬角corner屯be sta…崇revere屮a spro…山mounta…屶a hatc…江large…享receiv…肯consen…洪flood侯marqui…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 山Map of reading コウAll maps

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