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更 — 7 strokes / Radical「曰」

道
4Junior high level / 7 strokes / Radical「曰」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
さら・さら.に・ふ.ける・ふ.かすsara · sara.ni · fu.keru · fu.kasu
Meaning
renew; grow late; furthermore

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From night watchmen changing shifts: to be renewed, and "furthermore."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō更新こうしん更迭こうてつ変更へんこう
Kunさらsara更にさらに今更いまさら
Kunふけるfukeru更けるふける夜更けよふけ
Kunふかすfukasu更かすふかす夜更かしよふかし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 更新こうしん

    renewal; update

  • 変更へんこう

    change; alteration

More words with this kanji

  • 更迭こうてつ
  • 更紗サラサ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

会員(かいいん)の登録(とうろく)を更新(こうしん)した。

I renewed my membership.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

変更更新更変change新new曰to say曲bend曳pull書to wri…曽former…仰look…攻attack抗resist荒rough狭narrow
CompoundRadicalReading

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