漸 — kanji meaning “steadily”
漸
steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely
- Meanings
- steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely
- On'yomi
- ゼン (zen)
- Kun'yomi
- ようや.く、やや、ようよ.う、すす.む
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2115 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- jiàn, jiān — Chinese character page
Words with 漸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漸進 | ぜんしん zenshin | gradual progress; steady advance |
| 漸次 | ぜんじ zenji | gradually; slowly; little by little |
| 漸減 | ぜんげん zengen | gradual decrease; decline |
| 漸く | ようやく youyaku | finally; at last |
| 漸増 | ぜんぞう zenzou | gradual increase |
| 漸近 | ぜんきん zenkin | asymptote |
| 漸と | やっと yatto | at last; finally |
| 漸近線 | ぜんきんせん zenkinsen | asymptotic line |
| 東漸 | とうぜん touzen | eastward advance |
| 西漸 | せいぜん seizen | westward advance |
| 漸進主義 | ぜんしんしゅぎ zenshinshugi | gradualism; slow-and-steady policy |
| 漸進的 | ぜんしんてき zenshinteki | gradual |
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