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夜更け (よふけ): late at night — Japanese vocabulary

夜更け is read よふけ and means "late at night". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

夜更け

Reading
よふけ · yofuke
Translation
late at night
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
よふけが

Example

こんな夜更けに女の子の一人歩きは危ない。

こんなよふけにおんなのこのひとりあるきはあぶない。

It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.

Kanji in this word

  • 夜 — night
  • 更 — Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late

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