JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 宙: "mid-air, air, space"
The kanji 宙 means "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チュウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1005 of 2,501 |
Common words with 宙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 宙espace, air, en suspension · de mémoire, par cœur
- 宇宙universe; cosmos; space
- 宙に浮くto float in the air · to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
- 宇宙人space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
- 宇宙船spaceship
- 宇宙空間(outer) space
- 宙返りsomersault; looping-the-loop
- 宙ぶらりんdangling; hanging; suspended · pending; half done; in limbo; indecisive
- 宇宙飛行士astronaut
- 宇宙服space suit
- 宙吊りhanging in midair; suspended in midair · midair stunt; aerial stunt
- 全宇宙whole universe; total universe; all of creation
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