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宙 = 宀 + 由

宙 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mid-air”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 由 (wherefore). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1190.

Keyword
mid-air
RTK frame
1190
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
в воздухе
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
宙 time as concept

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 由 wherefore

How to find 宙 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “wherefore”. 宙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 宙 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.