更ける ふける to get late N2 #9,644 Meanings ichidan verb, intransitive to get late; to advance; to wear on Its kanji 更 コウ · さら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further In sentences Furigana 夜よるがすっかり更ふけた。 The night was far advanced. #79772