漸

steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゼン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

すす.むややようや.くようよ.う

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2115

Vocabulary

ゼン

Word	Reading	Meaning
漸減	ゼンゲン	gradual decrease; decline
漸次	ゼンジ	gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
漸進	ゼンシン	gradual progress; steady advance
漸近	ゼンキン	asymptote
漸近線	ゼンキンセン	asymptotic line

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
漸て	やがて	before long; soon; shortly; almost; nearly; finally; in the end; eventually
漸と	やっと	at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
漸く	ようやく	finally; at last; barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; gradually; little by little; by degrees
漸	やや	a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while
漸近的自由	ぜんきんてきじゆう	asymptotic freedom

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