秋あき更ふけて

expression

late in autumn; late in fall

Fixed literary expression used to describe the deepening of autumn, often in poetic or descriptive contexts.

• 秋あき更ふけて、山やま々やまが紅こう葉ように染そまった。

  Late in autumn, the mountains were dyed in autumn colors.

• 秋あき更ふけて、夜よ風かぜが冷つめたく感かんじられるようになった。

  As autumn deepened, the night breeze began to feel chilly.