View source for 宇

{{also|字|亭|宁}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=40|rad=宀|as=03|sn=6|four=30401|canj=JMD|ids=⿱宀于}}

====Descendants====
* [[う]]
* [[ウ]]
* [[𛀊]]
* [[𛀋]]

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0282.020|dkj=07067|dj=0551.220|hdz=20911.070|uh=5B87|ud=23431|bh=A674|bd=42612}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=𡧃}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|宀|于|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc|t1=house}}

===Etymology===
;"eaves" > "abode, estate, territory"
:Unclear: either related to {{och-l|羽|wings}} (i.e. 'wings' of house?) (e.g. as suggested by {{w|Shiming}}[https://ctext.org/shi-ming/shi-gong-shi?searchu=%E5%AE%87%EF%BC%8C%E7%BE%BD%E4%B9%9F%EF%BC%8C%E5%A6%82%E9%B3%A5%E7%BE%BD%E7%BF%BC%E8%87%AA%E8%A6%86%E8%94%BD%E4%B9%9F%E3%80%82&searchmode=showall#result]) or related to stem *''wa'' under {{och-l|況|tr=*hwaŋh}}

;"space"
:{{rfe|zh|From "abode" < "eaves"?}}

;universe
:{{rfe|zh|From "space" < "abode" < "eaves"}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=yǔ
|m-s=yu3
|c=jyu5
|c-t=yi4
|g=y3
|h=pfs=yí/yî;gd=yi3
|j=
|mb=
|md=ṳ̄
|mn=xm,qz,tw:ú/zz:í
|mn-t=u2
|w=sh:6yu
|x=y3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[eaves]]
#* {{zh-x|果臝 之 實、亦 施 于 宇。|The fruit of the heavenly gourd, would be hanging about our '''eaves'''.|ref=Shijing}}
#* {{zh-x|上古 穴-居 而 野-處，後世 聖人 易 之 以 宮室，上-棟 下-宇，以 待 風雨。|In the highest antiquity they made their homes (in winter) in caves, and (in summer) dwelt in the open country. In subsequent ages, for these the sages substituted houses, with the ridge-beam(s) above and the '''eave(s)''' below, as a provision against wind and rain.|ref=Yijing-L}}
# [[house]], [[chamber]], [[bower]]; [[building]], [[structure]]
#* {{zh-x|高堂 邃-宇，檻 層-軒 些。|High halls and deep '''bowers''', with railings and tiered balconies |ref=Chuci-H}}
#* {{zh-x|我 欲 乘 風 歸去，又 恐 瓊樓 玉宇，高處 不勝 寒。|I'd like to ride the wind and return, yet I fear the majestic towers and magnificent '''mansions''', the high places where it's unbearably cold.|CL|ref={{lw|zh|蘇軾}} {{w|Su Shi}}, lyrics to《{{lw|zh|水調歌頭}}》"{{w|Shuidiao Getou|Water Melody}}", {{defdate|1076, mid-autumn}}.}}
# [[border]], [[frontier]], [[boundary]]
#* {{zh-x|鄰國 之 難，不可 虞 也。或 多 難 以 固 其 國，啟 其 疆土；或 無 難，以 喪 其 國 失 其 守-宇。若 何 虞 難？|And [the result of] the difficulties of neighbouring States cannot be calculated on. They may have many difficulties, which will issue [only] in strengthening them and the enlargement of their boundaries; or they may have no difficulties, and the result will be their ruin, and their losing the '''boundaries''' of which they were in charge. How is it possible to foresee the [issue of such] difficulties?|ref=Zuozhuan}}
# [[universe]], [[cosmos]]
#* {{zh-x|萬物 同-宇 而 異-體，無-宜 而 有用 為人，數 也。|The myriad things share the same '''cosmos''' and have different bodies. They have no intrinsic fittingness but are useful for humans. This is simply the arrangement of the world.|ref=Xunzi}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|仁宇|功濟宇內|區宇|區宇一清|器宇|器宇不凡|器宇軒昂|土宇|壇宇|天宇|威震寰宇|宇下|宇內|穹宇|宇宙|宇宙塵|宇宙射線|宇宙年|宇宙火箭|宇宙站|宇宙線|宇宙觀|宇宙速度|宇宙鋒|宇宙飛船|宇文|宇文化及|宇文泰|宇文覺|宇文護|宇航|宇量|宸宇|寰宇|寰宇記|屋宇|島宇宙|峻宇|庭宇|廟宇|廨宇|御宇|德宇|房宇|拓宇|握圖臨宇|故宇|敗宇頹垣|望衡對宇|杜宇|梵宇|棟宇|樓宇|殿宇|氣宇|氣宇昂昂|氣宇軒昂|海宇|海宇昇平|牆宇|玉宇|琳宮梵宇|瓊樓玉宇|瓊臺玉宇|疆宇|眉宇|真宇|神宇|祠宇|紫芝眉宇|紺宇|胸宇|膨脹宇宙|芝宇|衡宇|觀宇|賓宇|軒宇|軒昂氣宇|邃宇|隙宇|韻宇|飛宇|黌宇|法宇}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=6|rs=宀03}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=う
|kanon=う
|kun=のき-, いえ-
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|う|yomi=on}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=う|-}} {{ltc-l|宇}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|う}}

====Counter====
{{ja-pos|counter|う}}

# {{n-g|Counter for [[building]]s, [[roof]]s, etc.}}

====Affix====
{{ja-pos|affix|う}}

# [[eaves]]; [[roof]]; [[house]]; [[building]]
# the [[whole]] [[world]]; [[universe]] {{rfex|ja}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{ja-r|宇%宙|う%ちゅう}}: [[universe]]; [[cosmos]]
* {{ja-r|屋%宇|おく%う}}: [[house]]
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|さかい}}

# {{given name|ja|female|sort=さかい}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|宇|id=1}}. {{hanja-hunmong|우〯|wǔ|天文#상01A}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|우|l=y}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|집|우}}

# {{hanja form of|우|[[whole]] [[world]]; [[universe]]}}
# {{hanja form of|우|[[house]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|우주|[[space]]|宇宙}}
* {{ko-l|우주선|[[spaceship]]|宇宙船}}
* {{ko-l|우주인|[[alien]]; [[astronaut]]|宇宙人}}
* {{ko-l|대우주|[[macrocosm]]|大宇宙}}
* {{ko-l|소우주|[[microcosm]]|小宇宙}}
* {{ko-l|우주복|[[spacesuit]]|宇宙服}}
* {{ko-l|우주진|宇宙塵}}
* {{ko-l|우주만물|[[all]] [[things]]|宇宙萬物}}
* {{ko-l|우주왕복선|[[space shuttle]]|宇宙往復船}}
* {{ko-l|우주비행사|[[astronaut]]|宇宙飛行士}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|2519}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=vũ, võ, thủy|rs=宀03}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=宀03}}