Word · 単語
更ける
Reading ふける
to get late
to get late · to advance · to wear on
N2
JLPT
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#18393
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
夜が更け始めた。
Day began to break.
夜がすっかり更けた。
The night was far advanced.
夜が更けるにつれて寒くなった。
It became colder as the night wore on.
夜が更けるまで彼らの話は尽きなかった。
They didn't run out of conversation until late at night.
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.