隅(すみ)

すみ
noun
corner
direction
See also: 角(すみ) (corner (角)), 隅(すみ)っこ (diminutive, informal)
1. corner, nook
The inside angle where two walls, sides, or edges meet. An interior corner of a room or space.
部屋(へや)の隅(すみ)に本棚(ほんだな)があります。
There's a bookshelf in the corner of the room.
Interior corner
隅(すみ)から隅(すみ)まで掃除(そうじ)しました。
I cleaned from corner to corner (thoroughly).
Common expression
机(つくえ)の隅(すみ)に置(お)いてください。
Please put it in the corner of the desk.

隅(すみ) refers to interior corners (concave angles).

Common expressions

隅(すみ) vs 角(かど):

  • 隅(すみ): interior corner (inside a room)
  • 角(かど): exterior corner (outside corner, street corner)

Example

Related Words

Compare: 角(かど) (exterior corner)
Homophone: 炭(すみ) (charcoal)
Related: 隅々(すみずみ) (every corner (reduplicated))
Compare: コーナー (corner, section, segment)
Compare: 端(はし)っこ (edge)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:10 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:48
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