Dictionary / Vocabulary / 更ける
ふける
to get late; to advance; to wear on
JLPT N2 common word Also written 深ける
夜が更けて疲れていたので私は宿屋に泊まった。
As it was late at night and I was very tired, I put up at an inn.
夜がすっかり更けた。
The night was far advanced.