# 隅 — nook

隅 means “nook”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: グウ (guu). Kun'yomi: すみ (sumi). You'll see it in words such as 隅 (sumi, “corner; nook”).

- Meaning: nook
- On'yomi: グウ (guu)
- Kun'yomi: すみ (sumi)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Size & position 2

## How to remember 隅

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 禺 long-tailed monkey

## Words with 隅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 隅 | すみ (sumi) | corner; nook |
| 隅々 | すみずみ (sumizumi) | every corner; every nook and cranny |

## Don't confuse it with

[偶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/accidentally/) · [遇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encounter/) · [愚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foolish/)

## More in the “Size & position 2” set

[裏](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/back-side/) · [底](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bottom/) · [傾](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tilt/) · [奥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/interior/) · [隅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nook/)

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