Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 宮崎(Japanese Kanji) みやざき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mi.jä.zä.kʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.