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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1470 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: gradually, slowly, deliberately, gently

Kunyomi: おもむ.ろに

Onyomi: ジョ

Composition: 彳 余

徐

Radical

Radical: 彳

Meaning: step

Reading: ぎょうにんべん

Frequency: 215

彳

Examples

Onyomi Examples

徐々に (ジョジョニ) gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees

徐行 (ジョコウ) going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately), going at a reduced speed, slowing down, reducing speed

徐々 (ジョジョ) slow, gradual, steady, calm, composed, relaxed

緩徐 (カンジョ) gentle and quiet

Kunyomi Examples

徐に (おもむろに) suddenly, abruptly, slowly, without haste, calmly, gently, deliberately

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