漸
漸 — Steadily
steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely
On’yomiゼン (zen)
Kun’yomiようやく (youyaku)
Kun’yomiやや (yaya)
Kun’yomiようよう (youyou)
Kun’yomiすすむ (susumu)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 漸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漸進 | ぜんしん zenshin | gradual progress; steady advance |
| 漸次 | ぜんじ zenji | gradually; slowly; little by little |
| 漸減 | ぜんげん zengen | gradual decrease; decline |
Study notes
漸 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2115 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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