Meaning of 崎(さき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 崎, 岬, 埼, 碕

Kana Reading さき

Romaji saki

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

small peninsula

Examples of 崎, 岬, 埼, 碕, さき in a sentence

船は岬に沿って回った。

The boat sailed around the promontory.
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.
その船は岬を回った。

The ship sailed around the cape.
そこでは岬が海に突き出している。

There a cape pushes out into the sea.

Related Kanji

岬 JLPT 1

8 strokes

headland, cape, spit, promontory

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: みさき

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埼

11 strokes

cape, spit, promontory

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: さき, さい, みさき

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崎 JLPT 1

11 strokes

promontory, cape, spit

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: さき, さい, みさき

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碕

13 strokes

cape, spit, promontory

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: さき, さい, みさき

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