— steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely

  • JLPT N1
  • 14 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 水
  • #2115 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ゼン
Kun'yomi
ようや.くややようよ.うすす.む

Example words

  • 漸くようやく(1) finally; at last (2) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just (3) gradually; little by little; by degrees