The kanji 岬 means "cape," "promontory," or "headland." It refers to a point of land that juts out into a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. It signifies a geographical feature where land meets water.

・On-yomi (音読み): キョウ (kyou) - This reading is less common. ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): みさき (misaki)

⚫︎岬に行く。 Translation: I'm going to the cape. ⚫︎あの岬は景色が素晴らしい。 Translation: That cape has a wonderful view. ⚫︎岬の灯台 Translation: The lighthouse on the cape.

The kanji 岬 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The left side is 山 (やま), meaning "mountain" or "hill," which provides the semantic component, indicating that the feature is a landform. ⚫︎ The right side 甲 is a phonetic component, こう (kou), indicating the sound of the kanji. Though it is not used as a kanji by itself. ⚫︎ In essence, 岬 combines the idea of a "mountain" (land) with a specific sound, indicating a geographical feature that extends into water. The formation highlights that it's a piece of land that is associated with water.