ぜん
漸
じ
次

adverb, takes genitive case の

  1. gradually, slowly, little by little, incrementally.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
漸
じ
次
 漸次 ぜんじ ✔
ぜん
漸
じ
時
 漸時 ぜんじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

steadily, gradually advancing, finally
ゼン　ようや.く　やや (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
beheading, kill, murder
き.る　ザン　セン (Late High School)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
next, order, sequence
つぎ　ジ　つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)