How do you read 三更?

三更 is read さんこう (sankou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 三更?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 三更 in romaji?

三更 is written sankou in romaji, also spelled sanko.

What kanji are in 三更?

三 (Three); 更 (Grow Late, Night Watch).

三更さんこう

さんこう · sankou (also spelled sanko)

noun

Third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)

Other ways to say “third watch of the night” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

三Three 音さん・ぞう訓み・み.つ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 更Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late 音こう訓さら・さら.に JLPT N3 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

三さんthree 三角さんかくtriangle, triangular 三日みっかthree days, third day of the month 三つみっつthree things 再三さいさんagain and again, repeatedly 三日月みかづきcrescent moon 変更へんこうchange, modification, alteration 今更いまさらnow, again

Questions

What does 三更 mean?

Third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am).

How do you pronounce 三更?

さんこう (sankou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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