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Kanji Detail for 宇 - "universe, roof, cosmos"

宇

  • Meaning

    宇 means "universe, roof, cosmos."

    1. Universe - The cosmos; all of space.

    2. Roof - The eaves; a covering.

    3. House - A dwelling; a residence.

    4. Capacity - Mental breadth; magnanimity.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    eaves; roof; house; heaven

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    house; building, structure; eaves

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    room; universe

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    building, house, room, structure; space, the universe

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Under the eaves. Hence, buildings are generally called 宇. Such as 瓊樓玉宇 (jade towers and halls). | The four directions and above and below. Such as calling the world 宇內, 寰宇. | 宇 can refer to specific parts. Such as 器宇, meaning bearing. 眉宇, meaning the space between the brows.
  • Onyomitip

    u(う) う

  • Kunyomitip

    ie(いえ) いえ

    noki(のき) のき

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords
    universe cosmos space roof eaves house dwelling heaven sky world earth capacity breadth magnanimity spirit infinite vast celestial galactic cosmic

Sentences including 宇

  • The space ship will get to the moon soon.

  • I wonder what it is like to travel through space.

  • Space travel was thought to be impossible.

  • The time has come when we can travel through space.

  • If it is seen from a spaceship , the earth looks blue.

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