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Kanji Detail for 埼 - "cape, promontory, saitama"

埼

  • Meaning

    埼 means "cape, promontory, saitama."

    1. Cape - A point of land extending into water.

    2. Promontory - A high point projecting into the sea.

    3. Saitama - A prefecture in Japan.

  • Words using 埼

    • 埼玉 さいたま Listen Saitama (city, prefecture)

  • Tattoo check: 埼

    • Verified meaning: cape, promontory, saitama
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 埼

    Surnames 埼(さき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cape; spit; promontory

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    headland

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    headland

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    headland

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    misaki(みさき) みさき

    sai(さい) さい

    saki(さき) さき

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    cape promontory saitama headland peninsula point coastline coastal cliff projecting shore

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