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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ワイ、エ、くま、すみ
Romaji: wai, e, kuma, sumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

corner, nook, recess

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  170
Frequency:  2311
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  oe
Chinese Reading:  wei1
Unicode:  9688
JIS:  3728

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5008
New Nelson Index: 6466
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d9.2
Four Corner Index: 7623.2
Japanese Names Index: 1841
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41748
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0945
Remembering the kanji Index: 2427
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 571
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2505
Kodansha Kanji Index: 763
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3665

Words

(くま)
corner; nook; recess; a shadow; a shade
隅々 (すみずみ、くまぐま)
nooks; corners
熊笹 (くまざさ、クマザサ)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
隈取り (くまどり)
shading; color; colour
藍隈 (あいぐま)
indigo blue make-up used in Kabuki
界隈 (かいわい)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
熊の実 (くまのみ、クマノミ)
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
隈なく (くまなく)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
隈取る (くまどる)
to make up; to shade
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