隈 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
道準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
- On
- ワイ・エ
- Kun
- くま・すみ
- Meaning
- nook; recess
Origin
A hill with 畏 as phonetic: the shadowed fold where a hillside turns in — a nook.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 隈くま
nook; shadowed corner
- 隈取りくまどり
kabuki face painting; shading
Example
町の隅々、隈なく探した。
We searched the town thoroughly, leaving no corner out.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)