Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

861 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

Kunyomi: さら さら.に ふ.ける ふ.かす

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: say

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

衣室(こういしつ)   locker room, changing room

生する(こうせいする)   rehabilitate, regenerate

新する(こうしんする)   renew, update

する(へんこうする)   change, modify, alter

に(さらに)   furthermore, again, more

(なおさら)   all the more, still less

(いまさら)   at this late time

かす(ふかす)   stay up late [v.t.]

かし(よふかし)   staying up late

ける(ふける)   get late (time, season) [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

コウ one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)

コウカイ renewal, extension, revision

チュウコウ middle watch, 12 midnight-2am

ゴコウ the five night watches, fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)

Kunyomi Examples

さら new, unused, new, obvious, natural

さらに furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more

ことさら intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly

ひらさら earnestly, intently, determinedly, by all means, ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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

ける ふける to get late, to advance, to wear on

かす ふかす to sit up late