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Kanji Detail for 漸 - "gradually, slowly"
漸
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Meaning
漸 means "gradually, slowly." Also associated with eventually.
Gradually - Step by step; progressively.
Slowly - At a measured pace; little by little.
Eventually - In due time; finally.
Progress - To advance steadily forward.
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Tattoo check: 漸
- Verified meaning: gradually, slowly
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すすむ, ぜん)
- Also carries these associations: eventually
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 漸
Given names 漸(すすむ)
漸(ぜん)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
steadily; gradually advancing; finally; barely
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
gradually; hexagram ䷴
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to imbue
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
gradually
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An ancient river name. Today's Zhejiang River. | When things change slowly rather than quickly, it is called 漸 (gradual). | To flow into. (Book of Documents) "Gradually reaching to the sea in the east." | To soak. As in 漸漬, 漸摩, both meaning gradual influence and transformation through long exposure, like water dissolving without haste.
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Sentences including 漸
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
そのうちの一人は締切の日に車で事務所へ馳けつけて漸く間に合わせたといった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私のペンは早くからそこへ辿りつきたがっているのを、漸との事で抑えつけているくらいです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
要するに私は同じ事をこうも取り、ああも取りした揚句、漸くここに落ち付いたものと思って下さい。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私のペンは早くからそこへ辿りつきたがっているのを、漸との事で抑えつけているくらいです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
要するに私は同じ事をこうも取り、ああも取りした揚句、漸くここに落ち付いたものと思って下さい。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
More kanji with the radical 水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
- 水 water, waterways, to draw water
- 氷 ice, to freeze
- 永 eternal, long
- 氾 to overflow, to spread, wide
- 汀 shore, waterside, calm water
- 汁 juice, soup, sap
- 汎 wide
- 汐 evening tide
- 汗 sweat, khan
- 汚 dirty, to dirty, stain
- 汝 you, thou
- 江 river, inlet, yangtze
- 池 pond, pool
- 求 to seek, to request, desire
- 汰 washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
- 汲 to draw water
- 決 decide
- 汽 steam
- 沃 fertile
- 沈 to sink, depressed, quiet
- 沌 chaos, confusion
- 沖 open sea, offing, rise high into sky
- 沙 sand
- 没 to sink, to die, to disappear
- 沢 marsh, luster
- 沓 shoes, boots