What is the Kanji for "Change", "Again", "Anew", "Grow late", and "Renew"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Change", "Again", "Anew", "Grow late", and "Renew", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Change", "Again", "Anew", "Grow late", and "Renew" is "更".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Fu" and "Sara".

Its onyomi reading is "Kou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The component "曰"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "更" mean in japanese?

"更" means "Change", "Again", "Anew", "Grow late", and "Renew".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

更に: "Further" or "Additionally". The Japanese adverb '更に (さらに)' means 'further' or 'additionally'. It is used to indicate that something is being added to or goes beyond what has already been stated. This adverb often appears before other verbs or adjectives to emphasize or extend the meaning. For example: I will study further - (更に勉強します). I have additional work to do - (更に仕事があります).

今更: "Now". The Japanese adverb '今更 (いまさら)' means 'now'. It is used to express a sense of belatedness or lateness, often with the nuance of something being unnecessary or unneeded at this point. For example: It's too late to complain now - (いまさら文句を言っても). I already knew that, it's not news to me now - (いまさらそんなこと知らされてもな)

更新: "Update". The Japanese noun '更新 (こうしん)' means 'update'. This noun refers to the act of revising or renewing something, such as information, software, or a contract. It implies making something current or up-to-date. For example: I need to update the software - (ソフトウェアを更新する必要がある). The contract needs to be updated - (契約を更新する必要がある).

変更: "Change". The verbal noun '変更 (へんこう)' means 'change'. It refers to the act of modifying, altering or transforming something. This word is often used in business and administrative contexts to describe changes in plans, schedules, policies, or other organizational elements. For example: The company made a change to the production schedule - (会社は生産計画を変更しました). We need to request a change to the contract - (契約の変更を要求する必要があります).

夜更かし: "Staying up late". The Japanese verbal noun '夜更かし (よふかし)' refers to the act of staying up late at night. It implies remaining awake and active past the typical bedtime hours. This word can describe someone who habitually stays up late or a specific instance of doing so. It has a slightly negative nuance, as staying up late is often seen as unwise or unhealthy. For example: I tend to stay up late at night - (私は夜更かしする傾向があります). We stayed up late watching movies - (私たちは夜更かしをして映画を見ていました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.