This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゼン、ようや.く、やや、ようよ.う、すす.む
Romaji: zen, youya.ku, yaya, youyo.u, susu.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  2115
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  cham
Chinese Reading:  jian1
Unicode:  6f38
JIS:  4132

Indexes

Halpern Index: 706
Nelson Index: 2680
New Nelson Index: 3305
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a11.2
Four Corner Index: 3212.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1503
Gakken Index: 1867
Japanese Names Index: 2081
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18179
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0245
Remembering the kanji Index: 1135
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1499
Kodansha Compact Index: 1242
Kanji in Context Index: 1503
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 500
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 641
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1144
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1217
Essential Kanji Index: 1184
Kodansha Kanji Index: 867
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 354
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1712

Words

(やや)
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while
漸く (ようやく)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; gradually; little by little; by degrees
漸進 (ぜんしん)
gradual progress; steady advance
東漸 (とうぜん)
eastward advance
漸落 (ぜんらく)
gradual decline
(ぜん)
gradual progress
漸近 (ぜんきん)
asymptote
西漸 (せいぜん)
westward advance
漸落市況 (ぜんらくしきょう)
sagging market
漸増 (ぜんぞう)
gradual increase
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