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漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home

宇: eaves, roof

Also: house, heaven

JLPT N26 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met

宀 carries the meaning · 于 gives the sound

6 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ウu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 宇宙うちゅうuniverse, cosmos, space
  • 宇内うだいthe whole world
  • 宇宙開発うちゅうかいはつspace development; space exploration
  • 宇宙空間うちゅうくうかん(outer) space
  • 宇宙飛行士うちゅうひこうしastronaut
  • 宇宙開発事業団うちゅうかいはつじぎょうだんNational Space Development Agency; NASDA

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
More in the 宀 roof story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
宀

Also built on roof (宀)

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于

Also built on 于

宇 takes the 于 family's reading, ウ (u).

Also read ウ

10 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
宇 eaves · 于
vs完 perfect · 元
宇 has 于 where 完 has 元.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yǔ

Same form: 宇 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
宇 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
宇 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yǔ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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