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Kanji 更: meaning "Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late", readings, stroke order

The kanji 更 means "Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: さら、ふける、ふかす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
さらふけるふかす
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 更

  • 更新 こうしん — Update / renewal
  • 変更 へんこう — change, modification, alteration
  • 更ける ふける — to get late, to wear on
  • 今更 いまさら — now, again
  • 夜更し よふかし — staying up late, keeping late hours
  • 夜更け よふけ — late at night

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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