Quick answer
隅 is the kanji for "Corner". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is すみ (sumi). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Corner
Also : Nook · Recess
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 隅 represents 'CORNER'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of corner.
On-reading: ぐう — remember this sound by associating it with corner. Kun-reading: すみ.
Example Sentences
部屋の隅々まで掃除して、新年を迎える準備をしました。
へやのすみずみまでそうじして、しんねんをむかえるじゅんびをしました。
I cleaned every corner of the room and prepared to welcome the new year.
隅に追い込まれた状況でも、諦めずに出口を探しました。
すみにおいこまれたじょうきょうでも、あきらめずにでぐちをさがしました。
Even in a cornered situation, I looked for an exit without giving up.
Vocabulary using 隅
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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