corner

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: No on reading is listed, and the kun reading is すみ. It has 12 strokes. It appears in words for a corner and every corner.
• Basic usage: 隅 is read すみ and 隅々 is read すみずみ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 隅 / 隅々
  • 隅 means corner and is read すみ. It refers to one corner of a room or sheet of paper.
  • 部屋の隅に小さな机を置いた。 means “I put a small desk in the corner of the room.”
  • 隅々 means every corner or thoroughly and is read すみずみ. It refers to every corner of a room or town.
  • 引っ越す前に部屋の隅々まで掃除した。 means “I cleaned every corner of the room before moving.”