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〜にかけて

from … through to (a rough span)

Noun から Noun + にかけて

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にかけて marks a span of time or space with fuzzy edges: 昨日の夜から今朝にかけて、雪が降った, "it snowed from last night into this morning".

It usually pairs with から: AからBにかけて. The span is approximate: the snow didn't stop at an exact moment, it just continued somewhere in that range. That's the difference from から〜まで, which has clear start and end points.

It's common in weather forecasts, news and descriptions of regions: 九州から関東にかけて, "from Kyushu across to Kanto". It also works for the body: 首から肩にかけて痛い, "it hurts from my neck to my shoulders".

The unrelated にかけては means "when it comes to" and appears later in this deck.

Examples

  • 昨日きのうの夜よるから今朝けさにかけて、雪ゆきが降ふった。

    It snowed from last night through to this morning.

  • 九州きゅうしゅうから関東かんとうにかけて、大雨おおあめが予想よそうされている。

    Heavy rain is forecast from Kyushu across to Kanto.

  • 年末ねんまつから年始ねんしにかけて、店みせは休やすみです。

    The shop is closed over the New Year period.

  • 春はるから夏なつにかけて、この花はなが咲さく。

    This flower blooms from spring into summer.

  • 首くびから肩かたにかけて、痛いたみがある。

    I have pain from my neck down to my shoulders.

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