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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 31

宙 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

space; sky

On: チュウchuu
Kun: そらsora

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

宙8 strokes

How to write 宙: stroke order

宙 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

宙 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 宙 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 宙

The parts 宙 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

宀
Radical
由
reason; origin

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 31

宙 space; skyOnチュウKunそら範 model; scopeOnハンKunのり、いがた潜 hide; go underwaterOnセンKunひそむ、もぐる、ひそめる酔 become intoxicated; feel motion sicknessOnスイKunよう、よ、よい呂 pitch; established sound elementOnリョ、ロKunせぼね還 return; restoreOnカン、ゲンKunかえる、かえす、また丹 red; devotionOnタンKunあか、に、まごころ亜 sub-; Asia sound elementOnアKunつぐ亀 turtle; tortoiseOnキ、キュウ、キンKunかめ、あかぎれ沼 marsh; swampOnショウKunぬま