Illustration: A broad view of a Japanese coastline shows a rocky finger of land extending far into the sea, still visibly connected to the grassy mainland. Water wraps around both sides and the exposed tip. A narrow footpath follows the ridge to a fenced lookout where two walkers brace against the wind.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

岬みさき

misaki

cape, headland

Example sentences

  1. その船ふねは岬みさきを回まわった。

    The ship sailed around the cape.

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  2. 船ふねは岬みさきに沿そって回まわった。

    The boat sailed around the promontory.

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  3. そこでは岬みさきが海うみに突つき出だしている。

    There a cape pushes out into the sea.

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Kanji in 岬

  • 岬headland; capeOnコウKunみさき

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