Word Meaning 隅に置けない

すみにおけない sumi ni okenai

隅に置けない is read as すみにおけない (sumi ni okenai) and means witty and knowing.

Meaning

English

  1. witty and knowing
  2. not to be underestimated
  3. smooth operator

Reading

Kana

すみにおけない

Romaji

sumi ni okenai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 135305 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

すみ

downstage right (on a noh stage)

隅々

すみずみ

every corner

隅田川花火大会

すみだがわはなびたいかい

Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)

身の置き所がない

みのおきどころがない

not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.)

身の置き所もない

みのおきどころもない

not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.)

一隅

いちぐう

corner

四隅

しぐう

four corners

設置

せっち

installation (of a machine or equipment)

装置

そうち

stage setting

再配置

さいはいち

rearrangement

Example Sentences

2

She's your wife? There's more to you than meets the eye.

I hear that you yourself are quite the smooth operator.