JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 宇: "eaves, roof, house"
The kanji 宇 means "eaves, roof, house, heaven". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read 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)
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 | eaves, roof, house, heaven |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 883 of 2,501 |
Common words with 宇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 宇宙universe; cosmos; space
- 宇宙人space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
- 宇宙船spaceship
- 宇宙空間(outer) space
- 宇宙飛行士astronaut
- 宇都宮Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
- 宇宙服space suit
- 全宇宙whole universe; total universe; all of creation
- 宇counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
- 宇宙開発space development; space exploration
- 大宇宙macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
- 宇宙港spaceport
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