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宇宙 (うちゅう) — universe | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

宇宙

うちゅう

noun

Meanings

1universe
2cosmos
3space

Example sentence

彼は宇宙を遊泳した最初の人間だった。

He was the first man to float in space.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

宇Eaves, Roof, House6 strokes 宙Mid-air, Air, Space8 strokes

More words with 宇

宇柳貝ウルグアイ · Uruguay 羅宇ラオス · Laos 宇宙空間うちゅうくうかん · (outer) space 宇宙飛行士うちゅうひこうし · astronaut 宇宙開発うちゅうかいはつ · space development 宇宙開発事業団うちゅうかいはつじぎょうだん · National Space Development Agency

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More words with 宙

宙返りちゅうがえり · somersaultN1 宙ちゅう · space

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