隅すみ々ずみ

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Meanings

1

every corner; every nook and cranny

Used for physical spaces or thoroughness; emphasizes that no part is left out. Often appears with verbs like 探す, 掃除する, or 知る.

部屋へやの隅すみ々ずみまで掃そう除じした。
I cleaned every corner of the room.
彼かれはその町まちの隅すみ々ずみを知しっている。
He knows every nook and cranny of the town.

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Usage patterns

〈場所ばしょ〉〉の隅々すみずみまで〈動詞どうし〉〉to do something to every corner of a place
部屋へやの隅すみ々ずみまで掃そう除じした。
I cleaned every corner of the room.
隅々すみずみまで知しっているto know every corner/detail (of a place or subject)
彼かれはこの町まちの隅すみ々ずみまで知しっている。
He knows every corner of this town.
隅々すみずみまで行いき届とどくfor care or attention to reach every corner/detail
彼かの女じょのもてなしは隅すみ々ずみまで行いき届とどいていた。
Her hospitality was thorough down to the smallest detail.

Kanji

隅corner, nook

Related words

くまなくN1
隅々 is a noun meaning 'every corner' often used with まで, while 隈なく is an adverb meaning 'thoroughly, leaving nothing out' and modifies a verb directly.
いたるところN1
至る所 means 'everywhere' in a broad, general sense, while 隅々 specifically evokes the small, hidden corners of a place being covered without exception.

Don't confuse with

隅すみN4
隅 refers to a single corner or nook, whereas 隅々 is the reduplicated form meaning every corner without exception.

Written forms

隅すみ々ずみUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
すみずみUsage33%
隅すみ隅ずみUsage<1%
Non-standard repetition of the same kanji; rarely used.

Etymology

Reduplication of 隅 (corner) to express 'every corner'.