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

宇

  • Meaning

    宇 means "universe, roof, house."

    1. Universe - The cosmos; all of space.

    2. Roof - The eaves; a covering.

    3. House - A dwelling; a residence.

    4. Capacity - Mental breadth; magnanimity.

  • Words using 宇

    • 宇宙 うちゅう Listen universe; cosmos; space
    • 宇宙飛行士 うちゅうひこうし Listen astronaut
    • 宇宙開発事業団 うちゅうかいはつじぎょうだん Listen National Space Development Agency; NASDA
    • 宇宙開発 うちゅうかいはつ Listen space development; space exploration
    • 宇宙空間 うちゅうくうかん Listen (outer) space

  • Four-character idioms with 宇

    • 八紘一宇 はっこういちう Listen universal brotherhood; all eight corners of the world under one roof
    • 気宇壮大 きうそうだい Listen magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set

  • Tattoo check: 宇

    • Verified meaning: universe, roof, house
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いえ, う, さかい, そら)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 宇

    Given names 宇(たか)Listen 宇(ひろし)Listen

    Surnames 宇(いえ)Listen 宇(う)Listen 宇(さかい)Listen 宇(そら)Listen 宇(たかし)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

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    u(ウ) ウ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    universe roof house capacity spirit intelligence space cosmos dwelling eaves galaxy home infinity lofty residence celestial

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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