Moto 更: Grow Late; Night Watch; Sit Up LateKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- さら、さら(に)、ふ(ける)、ふ(かす)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 115 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ)
- 変更へんこうchange; modification
- 更新こうしんrenewal; update
- 更迭こうてつchange (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet)
- 更改こうかいrenewal; extension
- 更生こうせいrehabilitation; remaking one's life
- 会社更生法かいしゃこうせいほうCorporate Rehabilitation Law
- 更正こうせいcorrection; revision
- 更年期こうねんきmenopause; change of life
- 更年期障害こうねんきしょうがいmenopausal disorders
- 更衣室こういしつlocker room; changing room
- あて先変更あてさきへんこうredirection
- アドレス変更アドレスへんこうaddress modification
- アドレス変更子アドレスへんこうしaddress modifier
- ファイルの更新ファイルのこうしんfile updating
- 一更いっこうfirst watch; 8-10pm
- 三更さんこうthird watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
- 中更ちゅうこうmiddle watch; 12 midnight-2am
- 予定変更よていへんこうchange of schedule; schedule change
- 事情変更の原則じじょうへんこうのげんそくclausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)
- 二更にこうsecond watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
- 五更ごこうthe five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
- 住所変更じゅうしょへんこうchange of address
- 出力先変更しゅつりょくさきへんこうoutput (re)direction
- 初更しょこうfirst watch of the night (approx. 7pm to 9pm)
- 名称変更めいしょうへんこうname change
- 四更しこうfourth watch of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)
- 在留期間更新許可ざいりゅうきかんこうしんきょかextension of visa permit
- 変更不能へんこうふのうunchangeable
- 変更可能へんこうかのうmodifiable; changeable
- 変更域ダンプへんこういきダンプchange dump
- 変更届けへんこうとどけnotification of change; alteration report
- 変更履歴へんこうりれきchange log; revision history
- 契約更改けいやくこうかいcontract renewal
- 宛て先変更あてさきへんこうredirection
- 宛先変更あてさきへんこうredirection
- 日付変更線ひづけへんこうせんInternational Date Line
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 更にさらにfurthermore; again
- 今更いまさらnow (when it is already much too late); at this stage
- 夜更かしよふかしstaying up late; keeping late hours
- 夜更けよふけlate at night; small hours of the morning
- 尚更なおさらstill more; even more
- 更けるふけるto get late; to advance
- 満更まんざら(not) altogether; (not) wholly
- なお更なおさらstill more; even more
- 万更まんざら(not) altogether; (not) wholly
- 今更ながらいまさらながらalthough at this late hour; now, although it is too late
- 今更感いまさらかんfeeling that something has come too late
- 夜更けてよふけてlate at night; deep in the night
- 平更ひらさらearnestly; intently
- 更かすふかすto sit up late
- 更けふけgrowing late; latening
- 更なりさらなりof course
- 更なるさらなるeven more; still more
- 更にもっとさらにもっとeven further; and then some
- 更にも言わずさらにもいわずneedless to say
- 更に困ったことにさらにこまったことにto make matters worse
Other readings
- 変更届へんこうとどけnotification of change; alteration report
- 夜更しよふかしstaying up late; keeping late hours
- 更こもごもalternately; in succession
- 更々さらさら(not) at all; (not) in the least
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