岬

Han character

 * 1) cape
 * 2) promontory, headland

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) side of a mountain
 * 2)  cape

Kanji

 * 1) peninsula; promontory; cape; spit

Etymology
From. First attested in the  of 720.

Analyzable as a compound of.

The mi prefix is likely the honorific prefix, and the term misaki is attested explicitly with the spelling in the .

Alternative theories as to the identity of the include:
 * , although the semantics this suggests may instead mean “water tip”, i.e. a jutting-out of water, not of land — an inlet.
 * Shift from, with the same consideration as above.

Noun

 * 1)   cape, promontory, point

Hanja

 * 1) cape, headland