岬

headland

Lv 59

Strokes: 8

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

headland RTKCape

Community Mnemonic

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A headland is a mountain that is firmly rooted despite being surrounded on 3 sides by water. (Just like your head is a mountain surrounded by air on 3 sides, a headland!)

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

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