# 宙 — outer space; mid-air

宙 means “outer space; mid-air”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: チュウ (chuu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 宙 (chuu, “space; air”).

- Meaning: outer space; mid-air
- On'yomi: チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 宙

Parts: 宀 roof · 由 derive from

## Words with 宙

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宙 | ちゅう (chuu) | space; air |
| 宙づり | ちゅうづり (chuuzuri) | hanging in midair; suspended in midair |

## Don't confuse it with

[由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [神](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/god/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[冷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chilled/) · [季](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/season/) · [宇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universe/) · [震](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/quake/) · [宙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/outer-space/) · [吹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blow/) · [凍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/freeze/) · [涼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cool/) · [曇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cloudy/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/outer-space/. Last updated 2026-11-01.