# 漸 — Gradually

Frequency rank 2333 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 槻 (Zelkova tree), less common than 慧 (Wise).

- On’yomi: ぜん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

Water on the left flows past a car and axe on the right — water gradually erodes around a car and axe, slowly wearing them down drop by drop over time.

In words:

- 漸く ようやく — gradually,finally,hardly

[Study 漸](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E6%BC%B8)

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