一隅

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
corner
trad. (一隅)
simp. #(一隅)

Pronunciation


Noun

一隅

  1. (literal, figurative) corner; area

Adjective

一隅

  1. one-sided; limited

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
ぐう
Grade: S
goon kan'yōon

Pronunciation

Noun

(いち)(ぐう) • (ichigū

  1. corner, nook
    • 1988, Ukichiro Nakaya, I駅の一夜 [A Night at Station I]‎[1]:
      (いえ)(なか)真暗(まっくら)であるが、真中(まんなか)(なが)廊下(ろうか)があって、その一隅(いちぐう)燈火(とうか)管制(かんせい)をした電燈(でんとう)がついている。
      Ie no naka wa makkura de aru ga, mannaka ni nagai rōka ga atte, sono ichigū ni tōka kansei o shita dentō ga tsuiteiru.
      The room was all dark inside, but right in the middle was a long corridor, in whose corner a light turned off due to the blackout.

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN