N3 Time, Sequences, and Change

~から〜にかけて: meaning, usage and examples

~から〜にかけて means: from... through... (a range in time or space).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 今夜こんやから明日あしたの朝あさにかけて、雪ゆきでしょう。

   It will snow from tonight through tomorrow morning.

2. この地方ちほうでは、春はるから夏なつにかけて、多おおくの花はなが咲さきます。

   In this region, many flowers bloom from spring through summer.

3. 午後ごごから夕方ゆうがたにかけて、風かぜが強つよくなります。

   The wind will pick up from the afternoon into the evening.

4. 三月さんがつから四月しがつにかけて、引ひっ越こす人ひとが多おおいです。

   A lot of people move between March and April.

When to use it

Use から〜にかけて for something that happens or continues across a rough range of time or area, like "from... through..." or "over the period from... into...". It is very common in weather forecasts, the news and descriptions of seasons or regions: 九州きゅうしゅうから関東かんとうにかけて雨あめが降ふるでしょう means "Rain is expected from Kyushu through Kanto." The edges of the range are approximate.

Nuance

The boundaries are loose: the event happens somewhere across the span, not necessarily from an exact start to an exact end. It sounds slightly formal and appears often in forecasts, reports and explanations. It suits natural events and general situations rather than personal schedules with exact times.

Compare

から〜まで marks a clear start and end point: 9時じから5時じまで働はたらきます (exactly nine to five). から〜にかけて marks a looser range: 夜よるから朝あさにかけて雪ゆきが降ふる (sometime during the night into the morning). For an exact schedule, use まで; for weather, seasons or areas that spread out, use にかけて.

Tip: If English "around... into..." fits, にかけて fits. Do not use it for exact opening hours: 店みせは10時じから8時じにかけて開あいています sounds wrong; use まで.