JLPT N3 · Position

隅

すみ

corner (inside)

Stroke order of 隅

隅 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

阝 a hill mound and 禺 a corner of it: a nook.

Parts: 阝 mound + 禺 corner

Example sentence

部屋の隅に座ります。

へやのすみにすわります。

I sit in the corner of the room.

More words: Position

中心center 中央middle; central 周りsurroundings 端edge; end 奥inner part; back 表front; surface 裏back; reverse side 底bottom 正面front 手前this side 内側inside 外側outside 片側one side 上下up and down

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