漸

gradually; steadily; gradually advancing; finally; barely

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2115.

Readings

• ゼン (on reading): 漸近 (ぜんきん) asymptote; 漸次 (ぜんじ) gradually
• ようやく (kun reading)
• やや (kun reading)
• ようよう (kun reading)
• すすむ (kun reading)

Components

• 氵
• 斬
• ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水
• 斤 radical axe
• 車 radical cart; wheel

Words using 漸

• 漸近 (ぜんきん) asymptote
• 漸次 (ぜんじ) gradually
• 漸減 (ぜんげん) gradual decrease
• 漸進的 (ぜんしんてき) gradual
• 漸化式 (ぜんかしき) recurrence relation

23 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists