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Kanji Detail for 崎 - "cape"

崎

  • Meaning

    崎 means "cape." Also associated with rugged, steep.

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

    2. Promontory - A high point of land extending into the sea.

    3. Rugged - Rough and uneven terrain.

  • Words using 崎

    • 川崎 かわさき Listen Kawasaki (city)
    • 長崎 ながさき Listen Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

  • Tattoo check: 崎

    • Verified meaning: cape
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さき, ざき, さきざき, さきはま)
    • Also carries these associations: rugged, steep

    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 崎

    Given names 崎(さき)Listen 崎(みさき)Listen

    Surnames 崎(ざき)Listen 崎(さきざき)Listen 崎(さきはま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    promontory; cape; spit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rough, uneven, jagged, rugged

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    mountainous

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rough, uneven; jagged, rugged

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    崎嶇: A rough mountain path.

  • Onyomi

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    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    misaki(みさき) みさき

    sai(さい) さい

    saki(さき) さき

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    cape promontory rugged steep bluff cliff coastal coastline crag escarpment headland hill jutting peak peninsula point precipice ridge rough shore

Sentences including 崎

  • He lives in nagasaki.

  • He was born in nagasaki.

More kanji with the radical 山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

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