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岬 means 'headland'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 2104   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-40    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 4 words   Used in 918 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   みさき headland, cape
Additional readings
On    コウ
Name    さき
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⿰  山 mountain  甲 first  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 岬 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 岬 is used 4 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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コウ : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
indentations; capes
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みさき : 1 word FIND ALL
み さ き 0
Most common form: みさき
noun
cape (on coast)
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さき: 1 word. FIND ALL
Most common form: 崎
noun
small peninsula
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An additional さき less common words include 岬 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1840  Joy o' Kanji : 1840  Key to Kanji: - 

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岬
みさき headland, cape   
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甲
コウ   カン    #1, first; armor   
山
サン   やま mountain   
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