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ふける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
更ける
BOOST
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)
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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
BOOST
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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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   
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