JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 漸: "steadily, gradually advancing, finally"
The kanji 漸 means "steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ゼン in on'yomi and ようや.く, やや, ようよ.う, すす.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ようや.くややようよ.うすす.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2115 of 2,501 |
Common words with 漸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 漸くfinally; at last · barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
- 漸とat last; finally · barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
- 漸うfinally · barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
- 漸gradual progress
- 漸次gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
- 漸減gradual decrease; decline
- 漸進的gradual
- 東漸eastward advance
- 漸近asymptote
- 漸進gradual progress; steady advance
- 漸次的gradual; slow
- 漸近線asymptotic line
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