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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 更始

    更始

    更こう始し

    renewal

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbHistoryKanji Vocab15 strokes

    こうし

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    renewal, reform

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    更
    さら・さら.に・ふ.ける・ふ.かす…(1)
    grow late・night watch・sit up late・of course・renew…(4)
    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
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