Vocab Info

N2 Adverb, と-adverb, Noun

段々(だんだん)gradually, by degrees, steps, stairs, staircase, terrace

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1.

      gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      steps, stairs, staircase, terrace

    All Forms

    段々 【だんだん】段段 【だんだん】

    Details

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    Examples

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      (いし)段々(だんだん)(のぼ)ったので(つか)れました。

      I'm tired because I climbed the stone stairs.

      • N2

      病気(びょうき)段々(だんだん)快方(かいほう)()かっている。

      The illness is gradually improving.

      • N2

      (いた)()めが段々(だんだん)()いてきたので、ホッとしています。

      The painkillers are gradually starting to work, so I'm relieved.

      • N2

      段々(だんだん)(はる)めいてきたにもかかわらず(はは)はまだマフラーを()いている。

      Despite gradually becoming more spring-like, my mother is still wearing a scarf.

      • N2

      学年(がくねん)()がるにつれて、勉強(べんきょう)内容(ないよう)段々(だんだん)(むずか)しくなるのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      As you move up in grade level, it's only natural that the content of your studies gradually becomes more difficult.

      • N2
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