Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

岬: headland, cape

Also: spit, promontory

JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

山 carries the meaning · 甲 gives the sound

8 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

みさきmisaki · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 岬みさきcape (on coast)

Also read コウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Stand tall and look at the horizon! Three peaks reach for the clouds in perfect harmony.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
岬 headland · 山
vs押 push · 扌
岬 has 山 where 押 has 扌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiǎ

Same form: 岬 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
岬 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
岬 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin jiǎ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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