更
こう
[kou]
Meanings
1.Noun
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
Other Readings
「更」 has other readings with different meanings.
Examples
五更に起きて修行をする。
Wake at the fifth watch to practice.
夜を五つの更に分けて数えた。
Divide the night into five watches.
更が移り夜明けが近づいた。
Watches passed, dawn approached.