岬

みさき · misaki · JLPT N2 · noun

cape

⛰️ misaki sounds like 'mi-saki': 'mi' sea-eye sees the sea, 'saki' like 'sake' tip; the cape is a land tip reaching out into the sea

Read 岬 as 'misaki': the land's tip (saki, 先, point) reaching out over the sea (mi, 海 sea-like). The name 'Misaki' is common for coastal headlands.

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