Yatto

JLPT N4

Usually written in kana.

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

Meanings

  1. adverbat last; finally
  2. adverbbarely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

Examples

  • I finally escaped.

  • The ship was afloat at last.

  • My daughter is barely fifteen.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 漸と

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