How to say "corner" in Japanese

• コーナーJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe loanword for 'corner'. Its senses 'bend' and 'turn' make it a natural fit for a corner you go around, such as on a road or a course.
  ランナーはコーナーを回まわってホームストレッチへ入はいった。↗

  The runners rounded the corner into the homestretch.
• 角かどJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounA corner or edge where two sides or surfaces meet, as of a table or a box — the kind of corner you bump into.
  ぎざぎざのかどが彼かれのズボンに引ひっかかって穴あなを空あけた。↗

  The jagged edge ripped a hole in his trousers.
• 隅すみJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)The corner of a room or other space, with the nuance of a nook or recess — a sheltered spot where you can sit or tuck things away.
  すみに誰だれかが隠かくれている。↗

  Someone is hiding in the corner.
• いっかくCommon
  nounA corner viewed as one section or part of a larger whole — one corner of a room or a town, for example. It presents the corner as one piece of something bigger.
  選挙せんきょの結果けっかその党とうは政権せいけんの一角いっかくを占しめた。↗

  The election gave the party a role in the government.
• 追い詰めるおいつめるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to corner': to drive a person or animal into a position with no escape, literally or figuratively; it also covers running someone down or tracking them down.
  彼かれは追おいつめられたシカを銃じゅうでねらった。↗

  He drew a bead on a stag at bay.

「コーナー」 suits a bend or turn, 角 a corner or edge, 隅 the corner of a room or space, 「いっかく」 a corner as one section of a larger whole, and 「追い詰める」 the verb 'to corner'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• コーナーcorner
• 角かどcorner
• 隅すみcorner
• いっかくcorner
• 追い詰めるおいつめるto corner
• 片隅かたすみcorner
• 一隅いちぐうcorner
• くまcorner
• 隅っこすみっこcorner
• 角っこかどっこcorner
• 詰ますつますto corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi)
• 曲がり目まがりめcorner
• 側辺そくへんcorner
• 僻隅へきぐうcorner
• 片辺かたほとりcorner
• 稜角りょうかくcorner
• 曲がり角まがりかど(street) corner
• 追い込むおいこむto corner
• 詰めるつめるto corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi)