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更新

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

Dictionary

Entry

更新うしん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

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

new

13 strokesFrequency 51JLPT N4Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

あたら.しいあら.たあら-にい-

Nanori

あせあたらしにっにつよし

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