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更ける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 更ける.

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Entry

更ける深けるふけるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #15233
1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

Examples
だいぶ夜もふけました。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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

更

grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

7 strokesFrequency 861JLPT N2Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

さらさら.にふ.けるふ.かす
深

deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

11 strokesFrequency 484JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

ふか.い-ぶか.いふか.まるふか.めるみ-

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