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Japanese symbol for “incremental”

Romaji: dankaiteki
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise

In Japanese, incremental is , read (dankaiteki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise

Kanji and stroke order

grade, steps, stairs
on: ダン、タン
9 strokes · JLPT 2
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
on: カイ
kun: きざはし
12 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “incremental”

WordReadingMeaning
インクリメンタル inkurimentaruincremental

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だんかい dankaistage; step; phase
しゅだん shudanmeans; way; method
ねだん nedanprice; cost
ふだん fudanusual; normal; everyday
かいだん kaidanstairs; stairway; staircase
だんボール danbooru(corrugated) cardboard
かいきゅう kaikyuu(social) class
かいそう kaisouclass; level; stratum
もくてき mokutekipurpose; 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.

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