崎
崎·cape, promontory, steep place
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- さきざき
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 長崎 | ながさき | Nagasaki (city and prefecture) |
| 宮崎 | みやざき | Miyazaki (city and prefecture) |
| 川崎 | かわさき | Kawasaki (city in Kanagawa) |
| 山崎 | やまざき | Yamazaki (surname) |
Example sentences
長崎は坂の多い町です。
ながさきはさかのおおいまちです。
Nagasaki is a town with many slopes.
川崎で電車を乗り換えた。
かわさきででんしゃをのりかえた。
I changed trains at Kawasaki.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 崎埼埼 (as in 埼玉) has the earth radical 土 on the left; 崎 has the mountain 山.
- 崎奇奇 (strange) is the right-hand half of 崎 standing on its own.
Common mistakes
- Writing 崎玉 for 埼玉 — Saitama takes the earth radical, not the mountain
- Reading 宮崎 as みやさき — the さき voices to ざき after 宮
Memory aid
Picture it
山 (mountain) next to 奇 (odd, jutting): a strange finger of high ground pushing out into the sea — a cape.
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