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更新

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 更新.

Dictionary

Entry

更新こうしんNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #7052
1

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

Examples
この冬は降雪量の記録を更新した。
This winter the record for snowfall was broken.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

更

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

7 strokesFrequency 861JLPT N2Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

さらさら.にふ.けるふ.かす
新

new

13 strokesFrequency 51JLPT N4Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

あたら.しいあら.たあら-にい-

Nanori

あせあたらししににっにつよし

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