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Kanji Detail for 更 - "renew, change, further"

更

  • Meaning

    更 means "renew, change, further."

    1. To renew - To change; to replace.

    2. Alternately - Taking turns; mutually.

    3. To experience - To pass through; to undergo.

    4. Furthermore - Moreover; in addition.

    5. Never - Not at all; absolutely not.

    6. New - To make new.

    7. Late at night - For the night to deepen.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course; renew; renovate; again; more and more; further

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    more, still further, much more; to change, alter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To change. Such as 更張 (to reform), 更端 (to change course). All meaning to alter what previously existed. | In ancient times, time intervals were called 更, referring to changes in the water clock. Now a night is divided into five watches. What Westerners call the five watches of the night. | To substitute. From "Book of Rites": "更僕未可終也." 僕 refers to the Grand Coachman who managed court ceremonies during feasts. When tired from long service, they would be substituted. Hence 更僕. Now saying something is too numerous to count is called 更僕難數, based on this. | To experience. Such as 少不更事, meaning lacking experience. In ancient times, there were Three Elders and Five Experienced Ones, referring to elderly and experienced retired officials. From "Book of Rites, Prince Wen of Zhou commentary." One theory says 更 should be read as 叟 (old man). From "Book of Han." | Again, more. Such as saying something is even more severe is 更甚.
  • Onyomitip

    koh(こう) こう

  • Kunyomitip

    arata.meru(あらためる) あらためる

    fu.kasu(ふかす) ふかす

    fu.keru(ふける) ふける

    ka.eru(かえる) かえる

    sara(さら) さら

  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    曰 (iwaku・hirabi)

  • Related Keywords
    renew change replace update refresh reform revise alter modify improve further moreover additionally night late again anew restart regenerate transform

Sentences including 更

  • Since i stayed up late , i'm very sleepy.

  • She is rich , and what is better , very beautiful.

  • We cannot make a change in our schedule.

  • We found it hard to change the plan.

  • You changed it?

  • I stayed up late preparing for the examination.

  • Do not vary your plan so often.

  • You had better not sit up late up night.

  • Don't sit up late.

  • You had better not sit up late at night.

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