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5 words matching 'ふける' found
ふける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
老ける
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Reading : ふける   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 85,205 which gives a rank of 9,227
老ける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,230,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
あごひげある
ため
かれ
じっさい
実際
より10
さい
ほど
けて
えた

His beard made him look 10 years older.
かれ
けて
える

He looks old for his age.
かれ
とし
わり
けて
える

He looks old for his age.
化ける
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Reading : ふける   
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 2,970,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14990
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ふける
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 106,000 (about 1,600,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ふける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ふける
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb
2. to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in  (see also: 読み耽る; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 60,667 which gives a rank of 16,431
ふける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 106,000 (about 1,590,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
くうそう
空想
ふけってみたい
I would love to have my head in the clouds ... (literally: I would like to indulge in daydreams).
かのじょ
彼女
なつ
かしい
おも
ふけった
She indulged herself in nostalgic memories.
かのじょ
彼女
おも
ふけっているようだった
She had a thoughtful look on her face.
耽る
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Reading : ふける   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,240,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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耽ける
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Reading : ふける   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 172,000 (about 434,000 results)
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ふける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
更ける
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Reading : ふける   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late; to advance; to wear on
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 83,387 which gives a rank of 9,795
更ける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 189,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
よる
ける
まで
かれ
はなし
きなかった

They didn't run out of conversation until late at night.
よる
はじ
めた

Day began to break.
よる
すっかり
けた

The night was far advanced.
深ける
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Reading : ふける   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 214,000 (about 154,000 results)
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ふける
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 96,000 (about 2,050,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ふける is an exact match with the following word:
ふける
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to run away (e.g. from work)  (slang)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 47,943 which gives a rank of 28,530
• Google Japan frequency rank: 108,000 (about 1,510,000 results)
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ふける is the reading of the following word:
蒸ける
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Reading : ふける   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 24,339 which gives a rank of 116,346
• Google Japan frequency rank: 180,000 (about 394,000 results)
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ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
タン   ふける to indulge in, to give oneself up to   
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lame   
ジ   みみ ear   
コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
crossed swords
シン   ふか deep   ふかめる to fill   ふかまる to deepen   
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スイ   みず water   
net in the tree
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net
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ジョウ   む to heat with steam   むれる to be steamed; to get musty   むらす to cook with steam   
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grass   
ジョウ    help   
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water ma
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スイ   みず water   
katakana 'ma'
fire
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