Youyaku

JLPT N2

Usually written in kana.

漸く (Youyaku) is a Japanese adverb meaning “finally, at last, barely, narrowly”.

Meanings

  1. adverbfinally; at last
  2. adverbbarely; narrowly; hardly; only just
  3. adverbgradually; little by little; by degrees

Examples

  • The train finally arrived.

  • At last, they were reconciled.

  • It is finally all over.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 漸く

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