片隅・片すみ|かたすみkatasumi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncorner; nook
   その学校がっこうは、中ちゅう・高こう一貫校いっかんこうだということを頭あたまの片隅かたすみにでも入いれておいて下ください。↗

   Bear in mind that that school is an integrated junior high and high school.

• Synonym隅すみNeutralThe most common word for a corner; 「片隅」 adds the nuance of being far from the center and unnoticeable.
• SynonymコーナーNeutralLoanword for bends, store sections, and TV or radio segments, as in 「お菓子コーナー」; covers far more uses than 「片隅」.
• Synonym一隅いちぐうWrittenWritten/formal word for one corner, as in 「一隅を照らす」; close in meaning to 「片隅」, which is the more common choice.
• RelatedいっかくNeutralA corner or part of a whole, as in 「街の一角」; unlike 「片隅」 it does not stress being inconspicuous.
• Related隅っこすみっこCasualColloquial word for a corner or edge, often with a warm or pitying tone; 「片隅」 stresses an out-of-the-way, inconspicuous corner.
• Antonym中心ちゅうしんNeutralThe center; the opposite of 「片隅」, which suggests a spot away from the center.
• Antonym真ん中まんなかNeutralThe exact middle; a colloquial opposite of 「片隅」.

Use 「片隅」 for an inconspicuous corner away from the center, as in 「記憶の片隅」 or 「都会の片隅」. For everyday corners say 「隅」 or colloquial 「隅っこ」; for store sections or program segments use 「コーナー」. The opposite is 「真ん中」.

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1. 中心ちゅうしんから離はなれた目立めだたない所ところ。