Word Meaning 夜更け

よふけ yofuke

夜更け is read as よふけ (yofuke) and means late at night.

Meaning

English

  1. late at night
  2. small hours of the morning

Reading

Kana

よふけ

Romaji

yofuke

Writing Variants

  • 夜ふけ よふけ yofuke
  • 夜深け よふけ yofuke

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16321 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夜更かし

よふかし

staying up late

夜明け

よあけ

dawn

夜討ち朝駆け

ようちあさがけ

early-morning and late-night attacks

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

夜遊び

よあそび

nightlife

夜間部

やかんぶ

night-school session

Example Sentences

3

We talked late into the night.

It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.

I don't know if it was because of the late hour or because of the rain, but there was no one around.