How to say "cape" in Japanese

• 岬みさきJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers 'cape' as a geographical feature: a point of land jutting into the sea on a coastline — the scenic capes people visit for the views or that bear lighthouses.
  その船ふねは岬みさきを回まわった。↗

  The ship sailed around the cape.
• ケープCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword; this is the choice when 'cape' means the garment — a sleeveless cloak fastened at the neck, as in fashion contexts — rather than the coastal landform.
• 崎さきCommon
  nounDenotes a projecting coastal landform — a small peninsula, cape, promontory or headland — so it overlaps with 岬; the character is also very familiar from Japanese place names.
• 回しまわしCommon
  nounThough it can mean a mantle-like garment, this is seldom the word you want for a cape: ケープ is the garment word, and 回し is best known as the belt worn in sumo.

For the coastal landform choose 岬; 崎 likewise names small peninsulas and headlands and is familiar from place names; for the garment use 「ケープ」, while 「回し」, chiefly the sumo wrestler's belt, is rarely the word for 'cape'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 岬みさきcape (on coast)
• ケープcape
• 崎さきsmall peninsula
• 海角かいかくcape
• 回しまわしmantle