Word Meaning 夜が更ける

よがふける yo ga fukeru

夜が更ける is read as よがふける (yo ga fukeru) and means evening deepens into night.

Meaning

English

  1. evening deepens into night
  2. the night wears on
  3. night advances

Reading

Kana

よがふける

Romaji

yo ga fukeru

Writing Variants

  • 夜がふける よがふける yogafukeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 135040 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夜更かし

よふかし

staying up late

夜更け

よふけ

late at night

夜更けて

よふけて

late at night

夜を徹する

よをてっする

to stay up all night

夜景

やけい

night view

夜具

やぐ

bedding

夜勤

やきん

night shift

夜回り

よまわり

night watch

夜行性

やこうせい

nocturnality

夜逃げ

よにげ

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt)

夜曲

やきょく

nocturne

Example Sentences

1

It became colder as the night wore on.