JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 隅: "corner, nook"
The kanji 隅 means "corner, nook". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read グウ in on'yomi and すみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | corner, nook |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1601 of 2,501 |
Common words with 隅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 隅corner; nook; recess · downstage right (on a noh stage)
- 片隅corner; nook
- 隅々every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
- 隅っこcorner; nook; recess
- 隅から隅までin every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
- 四隅four corners · four ordinal directions
- 一隅corner; nook
- 隅に置けないwitty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
- 大隅Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
- 重箱の隅をつつくto nitpick; to complain about trifles
- 左隅left-hand corner; lower left
- 左上隅top left corner
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