岬 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 岬意味

headland, cape, spit, promontory

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岬 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

みさき misaki

KUNYOMI　訓読み

コウ kou

Examples

その船は岬を回った。

The ship sailed around the cape.

船は岬に沿って回った。

The boat sailed around the promontory.

そこでは岬が海に突き出している。

There a cape pushes out into the sea.

デジネフ岬は北極圏の南３０マイルにある。

Cape Dezhnev is 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

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