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軈て

やがて

before long; soon; in time; eventually

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Examples

  1. 軈て雨がやんだ。

    やがてあめがやんだ。

    Before long the rain stopped.

  2. 軈て彼はその事件のことを忘れた。

    やがてかれはそのじけんのことをわすれた。

    In time he forgot all about that affair.

  3. 今は苦しくても、軈て報われる日が来るだろう。

    いまはくるしくても、やがてむくわれるひがくるだろう。

    Things are hard now, but the day you are rewarded will come eventually.

Common patterns

軈て～するだろう
will eventually do ~
軈て日が暮れる
before long the sun sets
それも軈て分かる
you will understand that in time too

Memory tip

Modern writing spells this やがて in kana; 軈て is an ateji you meet in literature. Unlike すぐに it does not mean 'right away' — it points at a natural, unhurried arrival of the next stage, so it suits narration rather than instructions.

Kanji in this word

  • 軈Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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