Japanese symbol for “incremental”
段階的
だんかいてき
Romaji: dankaiteki
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
In Japanese, incremental is 段階的, read だんかいてき (dankaiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incremental”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| インクリメンタル | インクリメンタル inkurimentaru | incremental |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step; phase |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
| 普段 | ふだん fudan | usual; normal; everyday |
| 階段 | かいだん kaidan | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 段ボール | だんボール danbooru | (corrugated) cardboard |
| 階級 | かいきゅう kaikyuu | (social) class |
| 階層 | かいそう kaisou | class; level; stratum |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incremental”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.