隅 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Readings

On readingグウ

Kun readingすみ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
nook

recess

Synonyms

Homonyms

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Same reading (すみ)

Radicals and components

Radical阜mound

Components

How it's built

隅

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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

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)

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