Kanji

宇

Meaning

eaves roof house

Readings

On'yomi

  • う ちゅう universe
  • う ちょうてん ecstasy
  • だい う ちゅう macrocosmos

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/6

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Component Analysis

宇
eaves, roof, house...
ウ
宀
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン, メン
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
于
going, from
ここに, ああ, ウ
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
亅
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
かぎ, ケツ

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