- 更
- I
こう【更】(one of) the five divisions of the night.
●初更 the first period [watch] of the night
・三更 the middle of the night; 《in》 the dead of night
II・五更 《in》 the small hours of the morning.
さら【新・更】~の new.●真っさらの brand-new
・さらのタオル a new towel
・さらのまま never (been) used before; still new.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.