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    更ける

    更ふけ​る​

    to get late

    N2KMT10News #47+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    深ける

    ふける

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to get late, to advance, to wear on

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    夜よるが更ふけてきた。

    The night has gotten late.

    KMT7Daily Life
    試し験けん勉べん強きょうで夜よるが更ふけるまで起おきていた。

    I stayed up until late at night studying for the exam.

    KMT9Daily LifeEducation
    季き節せつが更ふけるにつれて、紅こう葉ようが美うつくしくなった。

    As the season advanced, the autumn leaves became beautiful.

    KMT9Daily LifeNature & Environment
    話はなし込こんでいるうちに、いつの間まにか夜よるが更ふけていた。

    While we were deep in conversation, the night had gotten late before we knew it.

    KMT10Daily Life
    秋あきの夜よるが更ふけるにつれて、虫むしの声こえが大おおきくなった。

    As the autumn night deepened, the chirping of insects grew louder.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    更
    さら・さら.に・ふ.ける・ふ.かす…(1)
    grow late・night watch・sit up late・of course・renew…(4)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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