岬(みさき) みさき noun cape, promontory, headland 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)COMMON EXPRESSIONS:岬(みさき)を回(まわ)る (to go around a cape)岬(みさき)の先端(せんたん) (tip of the cape) general Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.5.28 22:11 03500/03911_misaki