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grow late
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingさら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. grow lateRtK
  2. night watch
  3. sit up late
    彼は子供が夜更かしすることを許しません。He will not permit his children to sit up late.tatoeba
  4. of course
  5. renew
  6. renovate
  7. again
  8. more and more
  1. to get late
  2. to advance
  3. to wear on

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Ameratasu · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · sun (日) · tucked under the arm

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 749

Compound words

更にさらに
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover
変更するへんこうする
change
更新するこうしんする
renewal
今更いまさら
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
更改こうかい
renewal; extension; revision
更新こうしん
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
更正こうせい
correction; revision; rectification
更生こうせい
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew; rebirth; regeneration
更迭こうてつ
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
尚更なおさら
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
変更へんこう
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
満更まんざら
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
更けるふける
to get late; to advance; to wear on
更衣室こういしつ
locker room; changing room; dressing room
更年期こうねんき
menopause; climacteric
夜更けよふけ
late at night; small hours of the morning
変更届へんこうとどけ
notification of change; alteration report; registration of modification
夜更かしよふかし
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
会社更生法かいしゃこうせいほう
Corporate Reorganization Act
一更いっこう
first watch
五更ごこう
the five night watches
更位こうい
second accession of the same emperor
更始こうし
renewal
更紗サラサ
chintz

Additional Examples

彼は走り高跳びの世界記録を更新した。
He broke the world record in the high jump.tatoeba
彼は私に計画の変更を知らせてきた。
He acquainted me with the change of plan.tatoeba
彼は昨夜その文書を調べながら夜更かしした。
He sat up late last night working on the documents.tatoeba
僧は更に問うた。
The Buddhist priest asked Jusho osho further.wiki
更に極論ではあるが
Further, although, too extreme speculation that:wiki

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