Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: さら, さら.に, ふ.かす, ふ.ける · Meanings: again, further, grow late, more and more, night watch, of course, renew, renovate, sit up late
Kanji for again, further, grow late, more and more, night watch
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更 is formed from a single structure with the top part representing a canopy or cover, and the lower part representing hands or action. The character originally showed a person working through the night to change or replace something. From this, 更 came to mean change, renew, or update.
更 shows action of replacing or renewing, meaning change or update.
更 is used when something is being changed, renewed, or updated. Remember 更 as taking action to replace or make something new.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 更け | ふけ | growing late, latening | Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 更 | こう | one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours) | Noun |
| 新 | さら | new, unused | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 交々 | こもごも | alternately, in succession | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 更に | さらに | furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi), Conjunction |
| 更ける | ふける | to get late, to advance, to wear on | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 更年期障害 | こうねんきしょうがい | menopausal disorders | Noun |
| 更新 | こうしん | renewal, update, replacement, renovation, breaking (a record) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 更正 | こうせい | correction, revision, rectification | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 更迭 | こうてつ | change (of personnel), reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet), shake-up, dismissal (e.g. of a minister), replacement | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |