- 宇宙 — universe
- 宙返り — somersault in the air
- 宙吊り — suspended in air; hanging
- 宙に浮く — to float in space; be unresolved
宙 combines 宀 (roof/overhead) with 由, evoking what is overhead or aloft. It extends from “hanging in midair” to broad senses like “space” and “the universe.”
宇宙には まだ 知られていない 謎が 多く あります。
There are still many mysteries in the universe.
質問の答えが 宙に 浮いたままです。
The answer to the question remains unresolved.
