The kanji 更: meaning, readings and stroke order

更

Meaning: change, further
On reading: コウ kou
Kun reading: さら sara、ふ（ける） fukeru、ふ（かす） fukasu
Strokes: 7
Radical: 曰 say
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thay đổi, hơn nữa (canh)
Japanese: かえる。さらに。
Korean: 바꾸다, 더욱 (갱·경)
Chinese: 更改、更加

Readings, words and example sentences

コウ kou · on reading

変へん更こう
change
予定を 変へん更こうします。
We change the plans.

さら sara · kun reading · less common

更さら
even more, further
更さらに強い風がふきました。
An even stronger wind blew.

ふ（ける） fukeru · kun reading · less common

更ふける
to grow late (at night)
夜が 更ふけて きました。
It is getting late at night.

ふ（かす） fukasu · kun reading · less common

更ふかす
to stay up late
夜を 更ふかして 本を読みます。
I stay up late reading a book.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.