更
更·renew, further, again
- On-yomi
- コウ
- Kun-yomi
- さらふける
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 更に | さらに | furthermore, even more |
| 変更 | へんこう | change, alteration |
| 更新 | こうしん | renewal, update |
| 今更 | いまさら | now of all times, at this late stage |
Example sentences
会議の時間が変更になりました。
かいぎのじかんがへんこうになりました。
The time of the meeting has been changed.
パスポートを更新しなければなりません。
ぱすぽーとをこうしんしなければなりません。
I have to renew my passport.
値段が更に高くなりました。
ねだんがさらにたかくなりました。
The prices have gone up even further.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 更新 as *さらしん instead of こうしん
- Using 更に in casual speech — もっと is the everyday word; 更に is written and formal
Memory aid
Picture it
更 is the core inside 便 (convenient) and 硬 (hard) — remember it as the piece that gets renewed and reused.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 変更へんこうchange, alteration
- 変更するへんこうするto change
- 更新するこうしんするto renew, update
- 更にさらにfurthermore, even more
- 更けるふけるto grow late (of the night), to wear on, to advance (of a season)
- 今更いまさらnow (too late)
- 更迭こうてつreplacement, dismissal (of an official)
- 尚更なおさらall the more; still more; even less (with a negative)
- 夜更かしよふかしstaying up late; keeping late hours
- 夜更けよふけlate at night; the dead of night
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