徐々
じょじょ
gradually; slowly; steadily; little by little
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Examples
痛みは徐々に消えていった。
いたみはじょじょにきえていった。
The pain gradually faded away.
気温が徐々に上がってきた。
きおんがじょじょにあがってきた。
The temperature has been climbing steadily.
リハビリを続けて、体力を徐々に回復させた。
リハビリをつづけて、たいりょくをじょじょにかいふくさせた。
He kept up the rehabilitation and slowly got his strength back.
急激な改革ではなく、徐々に制度を改めていくべきだ。
きゅうげきなかいかくではなく、じょじょにせいどをあらためていくべきだ。
Rather than abrupt reform, the system should be revised little by little.
Common patterns
- 徐々に増える
- to increase gradually
- 徐々に慣れる
- to get used to it bit by bit
- 徐々に回復する
- to recover gradually
Memory tip
In practice this word appears as 徐々に. It describes a smooth, continuous change and is a shade more formal than だんだん; 次第に is its close written equivalent, while 少しずつ implies countable increments.
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