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隅 — kanji meaning “corner”

corner, nook

Meanings
corner, nook
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
12
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#1601 of 2,500
Classical radical
170
Chinese reading
yú — Chinese character page

Words with 隅

WordReadingMeaning
かたすみ katasumicorner; nook
よすみ yosumifour corners
いちぐう ichiguucorner; nook
すみっこ sumikkocorner; nook; recess
おおすみ oosumiŌsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
ひだりすみ hidarisumileft-hand corner; lower left
すみずみ sumizumievery corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
なんぐう nanguusouthern corner
へきぐう hekiguucorner; nook
すみき sumikihip rafter
ですみ desumiexternal corner angle of two walls, planes, etc.
いりすみ irisumiinternal angle of two walls, planes, etc.

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