# 更 — Renew

Frequency rank 806 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 星 (Star), less common than 継 (Inherit).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: さら、ふ
- Radical: 曰 Say (Kangxi 73)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Ground on the left, rice paddy in the middle, and treasure on the right — the ground yields rice paddies full of treasure, renewed each harvest season.

In words:

- 更に さらに — furthermore,again,after all,more and more,moreover
- 更ける ふける — to get late,to advance,to wear on
- 変更 へんこう — change,modification,alteration

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