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Keyword
gradually
  • slowly
  • deliberately
  • gently
Frequency
#1470
Strokes
10
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1788
Readings
ジョ100%
Mnemonic
You stand still at the all-you-can-eat buffet, stuffing yourself in excess, while your trouser seams give way gradually, one popping stitch at a time.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
徐じょ々じょに
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
Adverb
徐じょ行こう
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed
Noun
徐おもむろに
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly; gently; deliberately
Adverb
緩かん徐じょ
gentle and quiet
Na-adjective