How to say 'Renewal' in Japanese | 更新

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The Japanese word for Renewal is 'Koushin', written as 更新 in Japanese.'Renewal' in hiragana is こうしん.

word

更新

Meaning

Renewal

Reading

こうしん

koushin

Kanji

更Renew, Grow late 新New

Explanation

The Japanese noun '更新 (こうしん)' primarily means 'renewal'. It is commonly used in contexts where something is being updated, refreshed, or extended. For example, it can refer to renewing a contract, updating software, or extending a subscription. Example sentences: I renewed my contract「契約を更新しました」(けいやくをこうしんしました). The software has been updated「ソフトウェアが更新されました」(ソフトウェアがこうしんされました). This word is often used in formal or technical contexts, such as business, technology, or legal matters.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4272

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 更新

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

更

Meaning

Renew, Grow late

kanji

新

Meaning

New

Words Related to 更新 Through the Kanji 更

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 更 as well.

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更に

Meaning

Moreover, Further

word

今更

Meaning

Now, Belatedly

word

変更

Meaning

Change

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夜更かし

Meaning

Staying up late

Words Related to 更新 Through the Kanji 新

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 新 as well.

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新しい

Meaning

New

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新聞

Meaning

Newspaper

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新

Meaning

New

word

新幹線

Meaning

Bullet train

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新た

Meaning

New

word

新聞社

Meaning

Newspaper company

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新人

Meaning

Newcomer

word

新学期

Meaning

New term

word

新婚

Meaning

Newlywed

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新規

Meaning

New

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新築

Meaning

New construction

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新鮮

Meaning

Fresh

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維新

Meaning

Restoration

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'Koushin' means 'Renewal' .

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