Vocab Info

N3 Adverb

ようやくfinally, at last, barely, narrowly, hardly, only just, gradually, little by little, by degrees

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1.

      finally, at last

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Adverb

      2.

      barely, narrowly, hardly, only just

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Adverb

      3.

      gradually, little by little, by degrees

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    漸く 【ようやく】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 700

    Examples

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      (いっ)週間(しゅうかん)(つづ)いた喧嘩(けんか)ようやく()わった。

      The fight that had been going on for a week was finally over.

      • N3

      (みち)(まよ)いながらもようやく目的(もくてき)()()きました。

      Although I got lost on the way, I finally arrived at my destination.

      • N3

      (つま)手伝(てつだ)ってくれたおかげでようやく(にわ)掃除(そうじ)()わった。

      Thanks to my wife's help, I finally finished cleaning up the yard.

      • N3

      ようやく戦争(せんそう)()わったので、このまま平和(へいわ)(つづ)(こと)(いの)っています。

      The war is finally over and I hope that peace will continue.

      • N3

      理解(りかい)するのに(いっ)週間(しゅうかん)くらい()かったが、ようやくこの公式(こうしき)理解(りかい)できました。

      It took me about a week to understand it, but I finally figured out the formula.

      • N2
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