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漸 means 'gradually'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2697   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-48    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 20 words   Used in 27 words   Used in 9 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ゼン
Additional readings
Kun    ようやく at last   やや   ようよう   すすむ
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Learn to discuss gradual changes, saying things such as, "They're gradually making progress toward the goal" and "Someone with dementia gradually loses cognitive abilities." Also acquire adverbs that help you say, "The dispute was finally settled," "My daughter is barely 15," "Discipline is rather lenient at this school," "He finally broke up with her," and "I barely made the 9:20 train."
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⿰  氵 (水) water  斬 kill  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 漸 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 漸 is used 23 times, read 4 ways.
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ゼン : 20 words FIND ALL
gradual
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やや : 1 word FIND ALL
Most common form: やや
adverb, noun or verb acting prenominally
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while  (often written with kana only)
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ようやく : 1 word FIND ALL
Most common form: ようやく
1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. barely; narrowly; hardly; only just  (often written with kana only)
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ようよう : 1 word FIND ALL
1. finally  (see also: 漸く; often written with kana only)
2. barely; only just  (see also: 漸く; often written with kana only)
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An additional 1 less common words include 漸 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1503  Joy o' Kanji : 1503  Key to Kanji: - 

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漸
ゼン    gradually   
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斬
ザン   きる to kill   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
車
シャ   くるま car   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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