夜更け
Meanings
1
late at night; small hours of the morning
Refers to the deep, quiet hours of the night, typically after midnight. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
I like taking a walk alone late at night.
I was working until the small hours of the morning.
Usage patterns
- 夜更けに〈動詞〉to do something late at night
A phone call came in late at night.
- 夜更けまで〈動詞〉to do something until late at night
I studied until late at night.
- 夜更けの〈事〉the [quality/atmosphere] of the late night
I like the stillness of the late night.
Expressions
- 夜更けてlate at night; deep in the night