12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N2

corner, nook

Kun'yomi
  • corner ②downstage right (on a noh stage)
On'yomi
  • グウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すみ 99.0%
グウ 1.0%

Character Breakdown

corner, nook
すみ グウ (9th, N2)
long-tailed monkey
グ グウ おながざる (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ ニュ あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

corner ②downstage right (on a noh stage)
four corners ②four ordinal directions
left-hand corner
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References

Unicode hex code 9685
JIS X 0208 1-22-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5009
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6467
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 623
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 760
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1566
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41743X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1187
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1640
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1753
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 990
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1599
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1239
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 744
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1977
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d9.1
Four corner code 7622.7
De Roo Code 3653