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隅 = 禺 + 阝
隅 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “corner”. It is built from 禺 (talking cricket) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2108.
- Keyword
- corner
- RTK frame
- 2108
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- グウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- угол
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 隅 corner
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 隅 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “talking cricket” + “pinnacle”. 隅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 隅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.