Today’s #kanji is #更, which is listed under the radical of #ひらび（日） but it apparently is made of its semantic element of 攴（ボク, to enforce with a whip） and phonetic element of 丙 although 丙 and 更 don’t share a sound in Japanese. 丙 is a form of 炳 with the meaning of “obvious,” “clear,” “to shine,” etc. So can you tell what 更 means then?
Meaning: to change, to replace, etc.
Reading: コウ、さら、ふ
更衣室（コウイシツ）: [noun] a changing room, a dressing room, a locker room
更改（コウカイ）する: [vt] to revise, to alter, to renovate, to renew
更新（コウシン）する: [vt] to renew, to update
更生（コウセイ）する: [vi] to be born again, to be regenerated, to rejuvenate
変更（ヘンコウ）する: [vt] to alter, to change, to modify, to amend
更（さら）に: furthermore, further, moreover; still more
今（いま）更（さら）: now, after such a long time
夜（よ/よる）を更（ふ）かす = to stay up late at night
更（ふ）ける: [vi] (for a night or something) to grow late, to advance
夜（よ）更（ふ）かし: [noun] sitting up late at night, keeping late hours
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- にちへん
- ひらび
晴
暮
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映
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