Word Meaning 更け

ふけ fuke

更け is read as ふけ (fuke) and means growing late.

Meaning

English

  1. growing late
  2. latening

Reading

Kana

ふけ

Romaji

fuke

Writing Variants

  • ふけ fuke
  • ふけ fuke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms Rank 145754 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

更に

さらに

furthermore

更ける

ふける

to get late

更年期

こうねんき

menopause

更新

こうしん

renewal

更生

こうせい

coming back to life

更正

こうせい

correction

更始一新

こうしいっしん

undergo a complete change

更生期

こうせいき

change of life

更新世

こうしんせい

Pleistocene epoch

更生品

こうせいひん

recycled goods

更新料

こうしんりょう

renewal charge

更地

さらち

empty lot

Example Sentences

6

はなしあいはふけてしんやになった。

The discussion went on until late at night.

よるがふけてもかれはまだおきていた。

Even though it grew late, he was still awake.

We talked late into the night.

It became colder as the night wore on.

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.