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้
Corner, Nook
ใใฟ (sumi)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Traditional Japanese homes often have a quiet corner called a ๅบใฎ้ (tokonoma), where artwork or flowers are displayed. The word ้ refers to corners or tucked-away places.
Memory Trick
Imagine dust collecting in the far corner of a room where nobody usually looks. That hidden corner helps you remember ้ means 'corner.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใฐใฆ (guu)
Kunyomi: ใใฟ (sumi)
Example Words
้
ใใฟ (sumi)
Corner
้จๅฑใฎ้
ใธใ ใฎ ใใฟ (heya no sumi)
Corner of a room
ๅ้
ใใใฟ (yosumi)
Four corners
้
ใ
ใใฟใใฟ (sumizumi)
Every corner
Example Sentence
็ซ ใ ้จๅฑ ใฎ ้ ใซ ๅบงใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใญใ ใ ใธใ ใฎ ใใฟ ใซ ใใใฃใฆใใพใใ
neko ga heya no sumi ni suwatteimasu
The cat is sitting in the corner of the room.