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cape, promontory, headland
A narrow piece of land that extends into a body of water.
岬の先端に灯台がある。
There's a lighthouse at the tip of the cape.
岬から海を見渡す。
Look out over the sea from the cape.
知床岬は世界遺産に登録されている。
Cape Shiretoko is registered as a World Heritage site.
岬 refers to a point of land extending into water.
FAMOUS CAPES IN JAPAN:
- 知床岬 (Cape Shiretoko, Hokkaido)
- 潮岬 (Cape Shiono, southernmost point of Honshu)
- 足摺岬 (Cape Ashizuri, Shikoku)
- 佐多岬 (Cape Sata, southernmost point of Kyushu)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 岬を回る (to go around a cape)
- 岬の先端 (tip of the cape)