Question

崎 さき、さい、みさき 1 533 11 46 やま・やまへん・やまかんむり 形声 Phonetic This is “Cape Strange” from FRAME 153, only with mountain in place of soil. Interestingly, there is also 碕 which is made of the primitives stone and strange. The three kanjis 碕, 埼 and 崎 all have the same meanings and pronunciations. They have very little uses other than names, for which promontory is the clear winner with over 2300 uses in place and people names, while the other two kanjis account for less than 200 names.

Accepted Answer

キ promontory, cape, spit S 山: mountain奇: strange; strangeness; curiosity 山 3 (none) promontory A promontory is a small, strange mountain that juts out into the sea.

Kanji	崎
Onyomi	キ
Kunyomi	さき、さい、みさき
English	promontory, cape, spit
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	533
Components	山: mountain 奇: strange; strangeness; curiosity
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	山
Radical Number	46
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	やま・やまへん・やまかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	promontory
Koohii Story 1	This is “Cape Strange” from FRAME 153, only with mountain in place of soil. Interestingly, there is also 碕 which is made of the primitives stone and strange. The three kanjis 碕, 埼 and 崎 all have the same meanings and pronunciations. They have very little uses other than names, for which promontory is the clear winner with over 2300 uses in place and people names, while the other two kanjis account for less than 200 names.
Koohii Story 2	A promontory is a small, strange mountain that juts out into the sea.

Mountain Promontory 崎 Place Kanjis Names キ さき、さい、みさき

Mountain Promontory 崎 Place Kanjis Names キさき、さい、みさき