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漸 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
準2High school level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
ゼンぜん · zen
Kun
ようや.く・やや・ようよ.う・すす.むyōya.ku · yaya · yōyo.u · susu.mu
Meaning
gradually; steadily

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゼンぜんzen漸次ぜんじ漸進的ぜんしんてき東漸とうぜん

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(じょうきょう)は漸次(ぜんじ)改善(かいぜん)している。

The situation is gradually improving.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

漸次漸進漸次next進advanc…汁soup江large…泡bubble沸boil泥mud禅Zen全whole前front斬cut善good
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 氵Map of reading ゼンAll maps

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