also: ひとすみ
Often used in the phrase 一隅を照らす (to shine a light in one corner, i.e., to do one's part quietly). Can refer to a physical corner or a small, secluded place.
He was quietly reading a book in a corner of the room.
「一隅を照らす」という言葉が好きだ。
I like the phrase 'to shine a light in one corner.'
There is a small flower bed in a corner of the park.
An old bookshelf occupies a corner of the room.
He lives quietly in a corner of the world.