# 徐 — Gently

Frequency rank 1500 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 漂 (Drift), less common than 虐 (Oppress).

- On’yomi: じょ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 彳 Step (Kangxi 60)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A figure loiters on the left while an umbrella stands on the right — gently strolling, slowly loitering under the umbrella with no rush at all.

In words:

- 徐々 そろそろ — gradually;steadily;quietly;slowly;soon
- 徐々に じょじょに — slowly,little by little,gradually,steadily,quietly
- 徐行 じょこう — going slowly

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