11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

promontory, cape, spit

Kun'yomi
  • small peninsula
  • さい
  • cape (on coast)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さき 99.8%
0.2%

Character Breakdown

promontory, cape, spit
さき キ さい (9th, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ く.しき あや.しい (7th, N1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

small peninsula
Kawasaki (city)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
standing form of "cape" character
Takasaki (city in Gunma)
Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
Nagasaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
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References

Unicode hex code 5D0E
JIS X 0208 1-26-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1426
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1485
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 472
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 569
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 457
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1592
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1898
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8169
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1297
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1362
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1447
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1243
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1424
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1293
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 545
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 785
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3o8.3
Four corner code 2472.1
De Roo Code 1249