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KanjiN3Secondary school · 中学7 strokesRadical 曰

更 · grow late, night watch

更 is a kanji meaning grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コウkō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • さらsara
  • さらにsarani
  • ふけるfukeru
  • ふかすfukasu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 更 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 更
WordReadingMeaningLevel
更にさらにfurthermore, moreoverN3
変更へんこうchange, modification, alterationN3
更けるふけるto get late, to wear onN2
今更いまさらnow, againN1
夜更かしよふかしstaying up late, keeping late hoursN1
夜更けよふけlate at nightN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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