Jisho

×

更

7 strokes
Radical:
say 曰
Parts:
一 ノ 日 田
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Kun:
さら、 さら.に、 ふ.ける、 ふ.かす
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
861 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
geng4, geng1
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

衣

6 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
亠 衣
garment, clothes, dressing
Kun:
ころも、 きぬ、 -ぎ
On:
イ、 エ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 衣 【キヌ】 clothing, garment, dress
  • 衣装 【イショウ】 clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
  • 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
  • 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
  • 衣鉢 【イハツ】 mysteries of one's master's art, robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral), transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
  • 衣紋 【エモン】 dress, clothes, drapery
  • 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
  • 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping

Kun reading compounds

  • 衣 【ころも】 clothes, garment, gown, robe, coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
  • 衣替え 【ころもがえ】 seasonal change of clothing, changing one's dress for the season, renovation, facelift, redesign, redecoration, new appearance, fresh look
  • 砂糖の衣 【さとうのころも】 frosting (e.g. on a cake), icing
  • 紅葉の衣 【もみじのころも】 comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment
  • 衣 【きぬ】 clothing, garment, dress
  • 如月 【きさらぎ】 second month of the lunar calendar

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi1, yi4
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • prenda
  • ropas
  • vestidos

Portuguese

  • vestuário
  • roupas
  • vestindo

French

  • vêtement
  • habillement
341 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
444 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
420 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1019 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4214 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
605 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
878 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
520 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
677 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
690 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
889 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1619 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2506 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1270 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1736 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
403 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34091 Morohashi
2013 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5420 New Nelson (John Haig)
396 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
423 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
461 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
465 2001 Kanji
5e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
3-4-2 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
0073.2 Four corner code
1-16-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8863 Unicode hex code

場

12 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
一 土 日 勿
Variants:
塲
location, place
Kun:
ば
On:
ジョウ、 チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
  • 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
  • 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
  • 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
  • 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
  • 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
  • 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang2, chang3
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • lugar
  • situación
  • momento

Portuguese

  • localização
  • lugar

French

  • lieu
  • place
  • aire
  • champ (magnétique)
252 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
161 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
144 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
34 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1113 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
250 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
145 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
154 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
335 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
380 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
678 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
408 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
512 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
551 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5278 Morohashi
558 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058 New Nelson (John Haig)
545 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
584 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
49 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
216 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1451 2001 Kanji
3b9.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
4612.7 Four corner code
1-30-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5834 Unicode hex code