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宇 = 宀 + 于

宇 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “eaves”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 于 (potato). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1785.

Keyword
eaves
RTK frame
1785
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
карниз
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
宇 house

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 于 potato

How to find 宇 without knowing its reading

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

Open 宇 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.