JLPT N1 · Noun

夜更け (yofuke)

夜更け (よふけ, yofuke) is a Japanese noun meaning “late at night; small hours of the morning”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よふけ
Romaji: yofuke
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

late at night; small hours of the morning · noun

Example sentences

我々は夜更けまで語り合った。

We talked late into the night.

Tatoeba #185513

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 夜更け

夜

night, eveningヤ・よ・よる · 8 strokes

更

grow late, night watch, sit up lateコウ・さら・さら.に · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夜更け.

夜よるnight昨夜ゆうべlast night今夜こんやthis evening夜よnight夜中よなかmiddle of the night徹夜てつやstaying up all night夜明けよあけdawn深夜しんやlate at night夜間やかんnight夜行やこうnight travel夜やcounter for nights日夜にちやday and night夜具やぐbedding夜更しよふかしstaying up late

Source: JMdict entry 1606010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.