宙 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- チュウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- space; mid-air; the heavens
Origin
宀 "cover" plus 由 "to run through"; the wide space running under the roof — hence "mid-air, space."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チュウ | 宙返り・宇宙 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 宇宙うちゅう
the universe; space
- 宙返りちゅうがえり
somersault
Example
宇宙の写真を見て感動した。
I was moved by the photographs of space.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)