漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

2High school level14 strokesRadical
On
ゼン
Kun
ようや.く・やや・ようよ.う・すす.む
Meaning
gradually; steadily

Origin

ORIGIN

Water plus cutting in little by little: seeping in slowly — advancing by degrees.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ゼン漸次・漸進的・東漸

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 漸次ぜんじ

    gradually

  • 漸進ぜんしん

    gradual progress

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

状況は漸次改善している。

The situation is gradually improving.

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