| Kanji | 漸 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ゼン |
| Kunyomi | ようや.く、やや、ようよ.う、すす.む |
| English | steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely |
| Examples | 漸く(ようやく): (1) finally; at last (2) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just (3) gradually; little by little; by degrees |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 2115 |
| Components | 水: water 斬: beheading; kill; murder |
| Number of Strokes | 14 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | steadily |
| Koohii Story 1 | I imagine firemen working steadily to rescue a man from a crashed car. First, they spray it with water; then, they use an axe to break through the window. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Water + Car + Axe: The steadily rising water was filling the car, but the firefighters took their axe and broke the window, getting me out. |
| RTK Index (new) | 1217 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500
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