Vocabulary

What does 耽る (ふける, fukeru) mean?

耽る (ふける, fukeru) means to be absorbed in, to indulge in.

Quick facts
Readingふける
Romajifukeru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ふける
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfukeru

to be absorbed in, to indulge in

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by
  2. 2godan verb · auxiliary verb to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

Example sentences

  • He was absorbed in reading.

  • I ended up lost in memories of the past.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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