# 埼 — Saitama; cape

埼 means “Saitama; cape”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes.  Kun'yomi: さい (sai).

- Meaning: Saitama; cape
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: さい (sai)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 埼

Parts: 土 earth · 奇 odd

## Don't confuse it with

[崎](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cape/) · [悪](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/bad/) · [師](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/instructor/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[陸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/land/) · [埼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/saitama/) · [埋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bury/) · [砂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sand/) · [郊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suburbs/) · [頂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summit/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/saitama/. Last updated 2026-11-01.