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One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.
隅 means "corner, nook, edge."
Corner - An angle where two sides meet.
Nook - A secluded or sheltered spot.
Edge - The outer boundary.
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
corner; nook
corner, nook, remote place
corner
corner, cranny, niche
A place at the edge or corner is called 隅. 海隅 is found in the Book of Documents. | A corner. Square objects all have four corners. The Analects says: "If I raise one corner and he cannot come back with the other three." Meaning knowing this and being able to infer that. | A person who has discernment and does not take things unscrupulously is called 廉隅. Not sharing in blessings with everyone is called 向隅. Colloquially, missing an opportunity is also called 向隅.
隅のテーブルがいいのですが。
Could we have a table in the corner?
It's in a small room at the end of garden.
「ここは隅っこだから番をするには好くありませんね」と私がいった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それでも所々宅地の隅などに、豌豆の蔓を竹にからませたり、金網で鶏を囲い飼いにしたりするのが閑静に眺められた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は自分に関係の深い部門の書籍棚の前に立って、隅から隅まで一冊ずつ点検して行った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
将棋盤はほこりの溜ったまま、床の間の隅に片寄せられてあった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
悲痛な風が田舎の隅まで吹いて来て、眠たそうな樹や草を震わせている最中に、突然私は一通の電報を先生から受け取った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
さっきまで傍にいて、あんまりだわとか何とかいって笑ったお嬢さんは、いつの間にか向うの隅に行って、背中をこっちへ向けていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は広い机の片隅で窓から射す光線を半身に受けながら、新着の外国雑誌を、あちらこちらと引っ繰り返して見ていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは、その濁った、黄いろい光が、隅々に蜘蛛の巣をかけた天井裏に、揺れながら映ったので、すぐにそれと知れたのである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
さっきまで傍にいて、あんまりだわとか何とかいって笑ったお嬢さんは、いつの間にか向うの隅に行って、背中をこっちへ向けていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は広い机の片隅で窓から射す光線を半身に受けながら、新着の外国雑誌を、あちらこちらと引っ繰り返して見ていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
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