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隈 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」

道
準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
On
ワイ・エわい・え · wai · e
Kun
くま・すみkuma · sumi
Meaning
nook; recess

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hill with 畏 as phonetic: the shadowed fold where a hillside turns in — a nook.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 隈くま

    nook; shadowed corner

  • 隈取りくまどり

    kabuki face painting; shading

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

町(まち)の隅々(すみずみ)、隈(くま)なく探(さが)した。

We searched the town thoroughly, leaving no corner out.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

隈取り隈取take阿nook陀steep阡a thou…防to pre…阮a plac…也is廻go aro…歪distor…慧wise会to mee…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical ⻖Map of reading ワイAll maps

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