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The character 隈 is structured with the hill radical 阝 on the left and the component 畏 on the right, which functions phonetically while carrying connotations of obscurity. Its original meaning referred specifically to a bend in a river or a recess in a mountain, and over time its usage expanded to denote any sheltered or hidden corner, reflecting a generalization from concrete geographical features to abstract secluded spaces.
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