# 更 — renew; further

更 means “renew; further”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: さら (sara), ふ(ける) (fukeru). You'll see it in words such as 更ける (fukeru, “to get late; to advance”).

- Meaning: renew; further
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: さら (sara), ふ(ける) (fukeru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Time 2

## How to remember 更

Parts: 一 one; floor · 日 sun; day · 乂 crossed arms

## Words with 更

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 更ける | ふける (fukeru) | to get late; to advance |

## Don't confuse it with

[便](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/convenient/) · [東](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/east/) · [重](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/heavy/) · [旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[永](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eternal/) · [更](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/renew/) · [刻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/engrave/) · [暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [翌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/the-following-day/) · [晩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nightfall/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/renew/. Last updated 2026-11-01.