| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1911 | Morohashi |
| 1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
| 645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 521d | Unicode hex code |
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
861 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 更 【コウ】 one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
- 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
- 中更 【チュウコウ】 middle watch, 12 midnight-2am
- 五更 【ゴコウ】 the five night watches, fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
Kun reading compounds
- 新 【さら】 new, unused, new, obvious, natural
- 更に 【さらに】 furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more
- 真っさら 【まっさら】 brand new, fresh
- 殊更 【ことさら】 intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
- 更に 【さらに】 furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more
- さらに困ったことに 【さらにこまったことに】 to make matters worse
- 更ける 【ふける】 to get late, to advance, to wear on
- 更かす 【ふかす】 to sit up late
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong, gaeng
Spanish
- renovar
- cambiar
- caer la noche
- de nuevo
- aún
Portuguese
- ficar atrasado
- horário noturno
- certamente
French
- se faire tard
- veiller
- de plus
- bien sûr
| 1248 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 978 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 42 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1311 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 610 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 528 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1045 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1076 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 997 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4355 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2967 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 701 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14283 | Morohashi |
| 3541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2422 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 694 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 749 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 1054.6 | Four corner code |
| 1050.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f4 | Unicode hex code |