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    3. 隅

    隅

    隅すみ

    corner

    N4KMT7News #9+1CoreHome & HousingKanji Vocab12 strokes

    角

    すみすま

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    corner, nook, recess

    Noun

    2.
    downstage right (on a noh stage)
    rare term

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    部へ屋やの隅すみに本もとを置おいた。

    I put the book in the corner of the room.

    KMT5Home & HousingDaily Life
    彼かれはいつも教きょう室しつの隅すみで静しずかに本ほんを読よんでいる。

    He always quietly reads a book in the corner of the classroom.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life
    家か具ぐを動うごかして、部へ屋やの隅すみ々ずみまで掃そう除じした。

    I moved the furniture and cleaned every corner of the room.

    KMT7Home & HousingDaily Life
    地ち図ずの隅すみ々ずみまで見みて、次つぎの旅りょ行こう先さきを探さがした。

    I looked at every corner of the map to find my next travel destination.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationWeather & Geography
    どんなに小ちいさな隅すみにも、物も語のが隠たりがかくされていることがある。

    Even in the smallest corner, a story can sometimes be hidden.

    KMT8LiteratureDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    隅
    すみ…(1)
    corner・nook
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