How to say 'Corner' in Japanese | 隅

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The Japanese word for Corner is 'Sumi', written as 隅 in Japanese.'Corner' in hiragana is すみ.

word

隅

Meaning

Corner

Reading

すみ

sumi

Kanji

隅Corner, Nook

Explanation

The Japanese noun '隅 (すみ)' refers to a 'corner' or 'nook', typically describing the corner of a room, a street, or any space where two sides meet. It can also metaphorically refer to something being out of the way or overlooked. For example: There is a chair in the corner of the room「部屋の隅に椅子がある」(へやのすみにいすがある). He sat in a quiet corner of the café「彼はカフェの静かな隅に座った」(かれはカフェのしずかなすみにすわった). The word can also imply a sense of being hidden or unnoticed, as in '隅に追いやられる (すみにおいやられる)', meaning 'to be pushed to the sidelines'.

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

4218

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 隅

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

隅

Meaning

Corner, Nook

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