JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 岬: "headland, cape, spit"
The kanji 岬 means "headland, cape, spit, promontory". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi and みさき in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みさき
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | headland, cape, spit, promontory |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1972 of 2,501 |
Common words with 岬
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 岬cape (on coast)
- ホーン岬place : Cape Horn
- フラッタリー岬place : Flattery; Flattery Cape
- ボハドル岬place : Bojador; Cabo Bojador
- 納沙布岬place : Cape Nosappu; Nosappu-misaki
- 佐多岬place : Satamisaki
- 岬角anat promontory; promontory
- コッド岬place : Cape Cod
- コリエンテス岬place : Cabo Corrientes; Cape Corrientes
- モントーク岬place : Montauk Point
- ガイナス岬place : Punta Gallinas (cape)
- バロー岬place : Point Barrow
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