隅
隅 — Corner
corner, nook
On’yomiグウ (guu)
Kun’yomiすみ (sumi)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 隅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隅 | すみ sumi | corner; nook; recess |
| 片隅 | かたすみ katasumi | corner; nook |
| 隅々 | すみずみ sumizumi | every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs |
| 一隅 | いちぐう ichiguu | corner; nook |
| 四隅 | よすみ yosumi | four corners; four ordinal directions |
Study notes
隅 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1601 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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