宇 — kanji meaning “eaves”
宇
eaves, roof, house, heaven
- Meanings
- eaves, roof, house, heaven
- On'yomi
- ウ (u)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- いえ、たか、ひろ、ひろし
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #883 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- yǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 宇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙 | うちゅう uchuu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 宇都宮 | うつのみや utsunomiya | Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi) |
| 小宇宙 | しょううちゅう shouuchuu | microcosmos; microcosm |
| 宇宙船 | うちゅうせん uchuusen | spaceship |
| 宇都宮線 | うつのみやせん utsunomiyasen | Utsunomiya Line |
| 一宇 | いちう ichiu | one house; one roof |
| 大宇宙 | だいうちゅう daiuchuu | macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe |
| 宇賀神 | うがじん ugajin | god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox) |
| 羅宇 | ラオス raosu | Laos |
| 堂宇 | どうう douu | edifice; temple; hall |
| 宇宙開発 | うちゅうかいはつ uchuukaihatsu | space development; space exploration |
| 宇宙空間 | うちゅうくうかん uchuukuukan | (outer) space |
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