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隅

corner
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingグウ
Kun readingすみ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. cornerRtK
    彼は店の奥の暗い隅に姿を消した。He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.tatoeba
    彼はこの町を隅から隅まで知りつくしている。He knows this town inside out.tatoeba
  2. nook
  1. recess
  2. downstage right (on a noh stage)

Synonyms

コーナー角

Radicals and components

Radical阜mound
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · talking cricket · brains · insect (虫) · belt

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2108

Compound words

四隅よすみ
four corners; four ordinal directions
片隅かたすみ
corner; nook
一隅いちぐう
corner; nook
隅々すみずみ
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
隅隅すみずみ
every corner
南隅なんぐう
southern corner
僻隅へきぐう
corner
千載一隅せんざいいちぐう
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)
隅におけないすみにおけない
witty and knowing
隅に置けないすみにおけない
witty and knowing

Additional Examples

床を掃除するので、お願いですからいすをあの隅の方に移動してもらえませんか。
Would you do me a favor by moving that chair over to the corner so that I can sweep the floor?tatoeba
少女は教室の隅ですすり泣いていた。
The girl was sobbing in the corner of the schoolroom.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 隅

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step