更 Kanji for again

N3–N2Grade 87 strokes

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

Kun: さら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす
On: コウ

更 is the Japanese kanji for again, grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, more and more, further. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is さら、さら.に、ふ.ける and its on reading is コウ.

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Words with 更

更さらにfurthermore, again, after all
更ふけるto get late, to advance, to wear on
変へん更こうchange, modification, alteration
更こう新しんrenewal, update, replacement
更こう迭てつchange (of personnel), reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet), shake-up
更こう改かいrenewal, extension, revision

Practice 更 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.