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Kanji Detail for 隅 - "corner, nook, edge"

  • Meaning

    隅 means "corner, nook, edge."

    1. Corner - An angle where two sides meet.

    2. Nook - A secluded or sheltered spot.

    3. Edge - The outer boundary.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    corner; nook

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    corner, nook, remote place

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    corner

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    corner, cranny, niche

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    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.
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