also: しぐう
four corners
Refers to the four corners of a physical space, object, or area.
部屋の四隅に観葉植物を置いた。
I placed houseplants in the four corners of the room.
four ordinal directions
Used in contexts like feng shui, traditional cosmology, or directional references to mean north, south, east, and west.
風水では、家の四隅にそれぞれ意味があるとされる。
In feng shui, each of the four ordinal directions of a house is said to have its own meaning.
I placed a potted plant in each of the four corners of the room.
This table has rounded corners, so it's safe.
The onmyoji prayed to protect the four corners of the estate.
中央 refers to the center of something, the opposite of 四隅, which refers to its four corners.
Used when referring to locations or points such as corners.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading よすみ.
Rare on'yomi reading; mostly encountered in formal or literary contexts.
Compound of 四 (four) and 隅 (corner). The reading よすみ uses the native Japanese reading for both characters, while しぐう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading.