Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 漸


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Meaning

gradually, little by little

Pronunciation

ZEN
yōyaku

Explanation

Left: water , right kill by slicing ([An accident] with a car or an axe can kill by slicing.)

Mnemonic

(due to rust:) Water (damages) vehicles and axes: Gradually and little by little.

Radicals

water(The radical sanzui is a short form of water )
slicing with a sword
vehicle(A hand-cart viewed from top: axle , loading area , two wheels . )
axe(Image of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.)
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Vocabulary

漸増 ぜんぞう gradual increase
漸く ようやく gradually, finally, hardly


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