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gradually
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingジョ
Kun readingおもむ.ろに
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. graduallyRtK
    彼は徐々に平静を取り戻した。He gradually recovered his temper.tatoeba
    彼は徐々に父を愛するようになった。He gradually came to love his father.tatoeba
  2. slowly
  3. deliberately
  4. gently
  1. going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately)
  2. going at a reduced speed
  3. slowing down
  4. reducing speed

Popular Usage

徐々に

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · scales · too much · umbrella · potato · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1788

Compound words

徐々にじょじょに
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step
徐行じょこう
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed
徐々じょじょ
slow
徐におもむろに
suddenly
徐航じょこう
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately)
徐徐じょじょ
slow
徐歩じょほ
walking slowly
徐脈じょみゃく
bradycardia
緩徐曲かんじょきょく
adagio (music)
最徐行さいじょこう
(at a) very slow speed
徐ろにおもむろに
suddenly
徐徐にじょじょに
gradually

Additional Examples

彼は徐々にこの田舎の生活に慣れてきている。
He is getting used to this rural life by degrees.tatoeba
彼は最初彼女を嫌っていたが徐々に愛するようになった。
At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.tatoeba

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