Question

更 さら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす 変更(へんこう): change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment更に(さらに): furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more夜更かし(よふかし): staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk更ける(ふける): to get late; to advance; to wear on今更(いまさら): now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something)尚更(なおさら): all the more; still less夜更け(よふけ): late at night S 一: one; one radical (no.1)日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days乂: mow; cut grass; subdue 曰 4 (none) grow late It´s starting to GROW LATE, so God will take the SUN, and TUCK IT UNDER HIS ARM, and walk away. In the morning, he´ll bring it back, so don´t worry.

Accepted Answer

コウ grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course 3 861 7 73 ひらび・いわく 会意 Compound Ideographic At nightbreak (#30) the sun rises above the floor, so it is logical that when it is growing late, the sun would rise to the ceiling. Time to pack up your things and take your belongings under your arm. 749

Kanji	更
Onyomi	コウ
Kunyomi	さら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす
English	grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course
Examples	変更(へんこう): change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment 更に(さらに): furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more 夜更かし(よふかし): staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk 更ける(ふける): to get late; to advance; to wear on 今更(いまさら): now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something) 尚更(なおさら): all the more; still less 夜更け(よふけ): late at night
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	861
Components	一: one; one radical (no.1) 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 乂: mow; cut grass; subdue
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	曰
Radical Number	73
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ひらび・いわく
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	grow late
Koohii Story 1	At nightbreak (#30) the sun rises above the floor, so it is logical that when it is growing late, the sun would rise to the ceiling. Time to pack up your things and take your belongings under your arm.
Koohii Story 2	It´s starting to GROW LATE, so God will take the SUN, and TUCK IT UNDER HIS ARM, and walk away. In the morning, he´ll bring it back, so don´t worry.
RTK Index (new)	749

Late Grow Night Sun 更 コウ さら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす Watch

Late Grow Night Sun 更コウさら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす Watch