岬
コウ, みさき, さき

headland, cape, spit, promontory

JLPT1 G7 S8 F1972

As per 甲# (press down on) + 山 mountain → mountain gorge (pressed down on by cliffs on both sides). Compare 峽. However, the character has been applied to land jutting into the sea and pressed upon by water on both sides, therefore *cape* or *promontory*.

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