宇
eaves, heaven, house, roof

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

いえたかひろひろし

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:6
Strokes:6
JLPT:2
Frequency:883

Vocabulary

ウ

WordReadingMeaning
宇宙ウチュウuniverse; cosmos; space
宇宙空間ウチュウクウカン(outer) space
宇宙飛行士ウチュウヒコウシastronaut
宇頂天ウチョウテンecstasy; highest heaven
宇宙開発ウチュウカイハツspace development; space exploration

Other

WordReadingMeaning
宇のきeaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
航空宇宙技術研究所こうくううちゅうぎじゅつけんきゅうじょNational Aerospace Laboratory; NAL
宇克蘭ウクライナUkraine
宇柳貝ウルグアイUruguay
羅宇ラオスLaos

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

完
completion, end, perfect
Grade 4JLPT 3
宅
home, house, my husband, our house, residence
Grade 6JLPT 3
守
defend, guard, obey, protect
Grade 3JLPT 3
実
fruit, nut, reality, seed, truth
Grade 3JLPT 3
宝
treasure, valuables, wealth
Grade 6JLPT 2
宗
denomination, essence, main point, origin, religion, sect
Grade 6JLPT 1
辛
acrid, bitter, hot, spicy
Grade 8JLPT 2
室
apartment, cellar, chamber, greenhouse, room
Grade 2JLPT 4
寄
bring near, collect, draw near, forward, gather, send, stop in
Grade 5JLPT 3
庁
government office
Grade 6JLPT 2