隅すみ木き

Written forms

• 隅木Usage25%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • すみき

    Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.

  • すみぎ

    Alternate reading すみぎ; lists both すみき and すみぎ.

• 角木Usage75%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  rarely-used kanji form
  • すみき

    Rarely used kanji form.

  • すみぎ
• 桷
  rarely-used kanji form
  • すみき

    Rarely used kanji form.

  • すみぎ
• すみぎ

Etymology

Compound of 隅 (sumi, 'corner') and 木 (ki, 'wood, timber'), referring to the timber placed at the corner of a roof. The reading すみぎ is a rendaku variant.