First opened Wednesday, March 25, 2015
徐々に
じょじょに
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slowly, little by little
Taken apart
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Written with 徐
In a sentence
川は徐々に増水した。
The river rose by degrees.
騒音は徐々に減少した。
The noise lessened gradually.
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What Wiktionary says
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What the labels mean
- 漢語 Sino-Japanese
- Words built from Chinese-derived morphemes — borrowed from Chinese or coined in Japan out of Chinese parts — read with on'yomi.