# 崎 — cape; promontory

崎 means “cape; promontory”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: さき (saki). You'll see it in words such as 崎 (saki, “small peninsula; cape”).

- Meaning: cape; promontory
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: さき (saki)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 崎

Sounds like 奇: both read キ.

Parts: 山 mountain · 奇 odd

## Words with 崎

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 崎 | さき (saki) | small peninsula; cape |

## Don't confuse it with

[埼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/saitama/) · [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 2” set

[岡](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hill/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [谷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/) · [崎](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cape/) · [園](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/garden/) · [岩](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rock/) · [奈](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nara/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/)

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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/n3-kanji/cape/. Last updated 2026-11-01.