JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 更: "grow late, night watch, sit up late"
The kanji 更 means "grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コウ in on'yomi and さら, さら.に, ふ.ける, ふ.かす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さらさら.にふ.けるふ.かす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 861 of 2,501 |
Common words with 更
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 更にfurthermore; again; after all; more and more
- 変更change; modification; alteration; revision
- 今更now (when it is already much too late); at this stage · afresh; anew; again
- 尚更still more; even more; all the more · still less; even less
- 更なるeven more; still more; further
- 更々(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
- 更新renewal; update; replacement; renovation
- 更衣室locker room; changing room; dressing room
- 殊更intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose · especially; particularly
- 今更ながらalthough at this late hour; now, although it is too late · afresh; anew; again
- 更けるto get late; to advance; to wear on
- 夜更かしstaying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
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