宇 Outer Space

Radical Combination

• 宀

  Roof
• 干

  Dry

Meaning

Primary

Outer Space

Mnemonic

You use a roof to keep yourself dry and safe from outer space. Look outside, above your roof, and you'll see outer space stretching above you.

Hints

You don't want to float up into outer space and get all wet, do you? No? Then you better make sure you have a roof above your head.

Readings

On’yomi

う

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Why isn't it dry in outer space, you ask? Because of all the uni (う) swimming around up there. They have nasty, wet, pointy spikes and they're all over the place.

Hints

Look closely up at outer space and you'll see all of the uni floating around up there. They're really dark, so it can be hard to notice them, but I promise you, they're there.