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隈
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cove

HSK 10
Human →Body
wēi
ワイ、エ
くま、すみ
외
Components
阝 mound+ 畏 be afraid of =
隈 cove
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
place
畏 Phonetic component
wèi be afraid of
fear, dread, awe, reverence
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Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
隈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
隈 [wēi]
bay; cove
Japanese
隈 、 曲 (rare) 、 阿 (rare) くま 同音

noun

  1. usually kana corner; nook; recess
  2. usually kana shade; shadow; dark area (also written as 暈)
  3. usually kana dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings (oft. written as クマ)
  4. poetical bend (in a road, river, etc.)
  5. abbrev. shading; gradation
  6. abbrev. kumadori; (explanation) style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
隈 くま
Kuma surname
隈 くまさき
Kumasaki surname
隈 くまざき
Kumazaki surname
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 曲 [きょく] #3,244
composition
⭐ 界隈 [かいわい] #15,651
neighborhood
隈 [くま] #18,369
corner
⭐ 隈なく [くまなく] #43,506
all over
熊笹 [くまざさ] #64,469
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii)
隈取り [くまどり] #94,788
shading
隈取る [くまどる] #108,211
to shade
目のクマ [めのクマ] #110,713
dark circles around the eyes
くま取りコイル [くまとりコイル]
shading coil
熊の実 [くまのみ]
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii)
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