更ける (ふける): to get late, to wear on — Japanese vocabulary
更ける is read ふける and means "to get late, to wear on". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
更ける
- Reading
- ふける · fukeru
- Translation
- to get late, to wear on
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- ふけるが
Example
だいぶ夜もふけました。もうおいとませねばなりません。
だいぶよるもふけました。もうおいとませねばなりません。
It is getting rather late. I think I must be going now.
Kanji in this word
- 更 — Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late
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