漸
ようや.く
youyaku
JLPT N114 strokesKanjiLevel 78 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
漸 is the kanji for "Gradually". A common reading is ようや.く (youyaku). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Gradually
Also : Steadily · Progressively
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Readings
kunようや.く/ youyakukunやや/ yayakunようよ.う/ youyoukunすす.む/ susumuonぜん/ zen
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
氵斬
Example Sentences
病気が徐々に良くなっていく。
びょうきがじょじょによくなっていく。
The illness gradually improved.
漸く春が来たようだ。
ようやくはるがきたようだ。
Spring has finally arrived.
Vocabulary using 漸
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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