Memory phrase for the character: 更

更

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Meaning

renew, anew, change, fresh, again

Pronunciation

KŌ
sara, fukeru/kasu

Explanation

 Center: sun 日, rest: measure of length 丈 (big 大 person measures with long step distance of 3m)

Mnemonic
 
(It rises every day:) The size 大 of the sun 日 is shown (with a long step) anew and again.

Radicals

日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
更 renewed
丈 measure of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.




 Vocabulary

変更 へんこう  change, modification, alteration
夜更け よふけ  late at night
夜更し よふかし  staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
更ける ふける  to get late, to advance, to wear on
更に さらに  (uk) furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover

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