internal corner; inside corner
Architectural term for the concave corner where two walls or planes meet; opposite of 出隅 (outside corner).
I installed a small shelf in the inside corner of the room.
入隅の処理は左官の腕の見せ所だ。
The treatment of internal corners is where a plasterer's skill shows.
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.
Rare variant using 角 (corner).
Rare abbreviated variant.
Compound of 入り (iri, 'entering') + 隅 (sumi, 'corner'). The kanji 入 means 'enter' and 隅 means 'corner', together indicating a receding corner.