漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 411 strokesRadical
On
Kun
さき
Meaning
cape, promontory

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic. Mountain 山 gives the meaning and 奇 the sound. It means a mountain or cape jutting into the sea.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

さき○○崎

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 長崎ながさき

    Nagasaki

  • 宮崎みやざき

    Miyazaki

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

長崎は海に近い町です。

Nagasaki is a town near the sea.

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