岬(みさき)

みさき
noun
cape, promontory, headland
geography
1. cape, promontory, headland
A narrow piece of land that extends into a body of water.
岬(みさき)の先端(せんたん)に灯台(とうだい)がある。
There's a lighthouse at the tip of the cape.
岬(みさき)から海(うみ)を見渡(みわた)す。
Look out over the sea from the cape.
知床岬(しれとこみさき)は世界遺産(せかいいさん)に登録(とうろく)されている。
Cape Shiretoko is registered as a World Heritage site.

岬(みさき) refers to a point of land extending into water.

Famous capes in japan

  • 知床岬(しれとこみさき) (Cape Shiretoko, Hokkaido)
  • 潮岬(しおのみさき) (Cape Shiono, southernmost point of Honshu)
  • 足摺岬(あしずりみさき) (Cape Ashizuri, Shikoku)
  • 佐多岬(さたみさき) (Cape Sata, southernmost point of Kyushu)

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Related: 半島(はんとう) (peninsula)
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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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