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Keyword
gradually
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1788
Readings
じょ
(97%)
Composed of
彳
stand still
余
be in excess
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed
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Examples (39 in total)
But the sound was gradually getting louder.
One's strength is gradually being drained away.
It seems that the number of customers has gradually increased.
The light gradually subsides.
My eyes adjust to the darkness, and the mass gradually emerges.
It had been gradually losing altitude.
The number of people is gradually decreasing, and only a few remain.
However, that smile gradually froze over.
The lights of the town are gradually going out.
The fog that filled the entire passage was gradually growing denser.
The outline of the shadow gradually becomes clear.
The water in the swamp is gradually becoming transparent.
The golden radiance gradually intensifies, finally emitting an exceptionally strong light.
My head, which had been boiling, gradually cooled down.
Gradually reduce speed so as not to fall over.
As we got closer, the strange situation gradually became visible.
The introduction is over, and the story gradually begins to move forward.
After that he began to enjoy life again, and gradually recovered.
He gradually came to love his father.
At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.
She is gradually recovering.
I was nervous at first, but gradually got more relaxed.
The ship gradually came in sight.
The bus picked up the speed gradually.
The train gained speed gradually.
His health is improving little by little.
She slowly developed hatred toward me.
That gradually became his habit.
Carriages gradually disappeared with the advent of the motorcar.
Gradually the true meaning of what he said began to dawn on me.
The population of this country is gradually diminishing.
His strength slowly declined.
This phenomenon is being understood slowly.
The noise lessened gradually.
Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
The framework of the new building is slowly taking form.
The servant gradually adjusted to his new surroundings.
With the coming of spring, everything is gradually coming to life again.
Mexico City's economic and social activity are gradually recovering.