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漸

steadily
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingゼン
Kun readingようや.く、やや、ようよ.う、すす.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. steadilyRtK
  2. gradually advancing
  3. finally
  4. barely
  1. gradual decrease
  2. decline

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · executioner · chop off · car (車) · axe (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1217

Compound words

漸減ぜんげん
gradual decrease; decline
漸次ぜんじ
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
漸進ぜんしん
gradual progress; steady advance
漸くようやく
finally
漸てやがて
before long
漸とやっと
at last
漸近ぜんきん
asymptote
漸時ぜんじ
gradually
漸増ぜんぞう
gradual increase
漸近線ぜんきんせん
asymptotic line
漸近的自由ぜんきんてきじゆう
asymptotic freedom

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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