Lingaku少しずつ【すこしずつ】
Frequency rank: 1,857. – 1,859.
- little by little
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 少しずつ【すこしずつ】Frequency rank: 1,857. – 1,859.
- 少しづつ【すこしづつ】Frequency rank: 20,430. – 20,520.
- 少し宛【すこしずつ】【すこしづつ】
- すこしずつ
- すこしづつ
Generated definitions (experimental)
- little by little
This phrase is used to describe something happening gradually or in small increments.
I am making progress on the work little by little.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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Each week, Mrs. Tanaka saves a little money for a rainy day.
With her help, my French improved little by little.
He saved money little by little, so that he could build a new house.
Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
Gradually things began to look a little less black.
Little by little our knowledge of English increases.