段々 | Japanese meaning

段々【だんだん】

Frequency rank: 4,716. – 4,719.

adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle

gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasinglyword usually written using kana alone

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

Forms

段々【だんだん】Frequency rank: 4,716. – 4,719.
段段【だんだん】
だんだんFrequency rank: 4,794. – 4,799.

Generated definitions (experimental)

gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly

This word is used to indicate a gradual progression or increase in something over time.

。

His Japanese is gradually improving.

、。

As summer approaches, the heat increases little by little.

steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

This word refers to physical structures that allow you to move from one level to another or to a flat, raised area outside a building.

。

There are stairs outside the house.

。

I enjoyed a meal on the terrace outside.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to increase graduallyto understand little by littleto change graduallyterraced fieldsstepped staircaseto advance step by stepto gradually become able tostepped styleto spread graduallygradual slope

Example sentences

102 results

1. 、。

As he talked, he got more and more excited.

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2. 、。

I'm getting farsighted as I get older.

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3. 。

The effects of the medicine were wearing off.

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4. 。

The fog is growing thicker.

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5. 。

It seems that it is getting warmer and warmer every year.

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6. 。

She is getting worse and worse every day.

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7. 。

She is getting better by degrees.

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8. 。

She is getting well by degrees.

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9. 。

She is getting prettier.

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10. 、。

She was beginning to get desperate.

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11. 。

He grew larger and larger.

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12. 。

He is getting better by degrees.

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13. 。

He got so he could play the piece easily.

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14. 。

He is getting better by degrees.

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15. 。

It has slowly dawned upon us that he will not help.

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16. 。

The skin gradually took on a healthier look.

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17. 。

From year to year they were growing poorer.

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18. 、。

The older we grow, the less innocent we become.

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19. 、。

The older we grow the less innocent we become.

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20. 、。

The older we grow, the less innocent we become.

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段々【だんだん】

Frequency rank: 4,716. – 4,719.

adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle

gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasinglyword usually written using kana alone

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

Forms

段々【だんだん】Frequency rank: 4,716. – 4,719.
段段【だんだん】
だんだんFrequency rank: 4,794. – 4,799.

Generated definitions (experimental)

gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly

This word is used to indicate a gradual progression or increase in something over time.

。

His Japanese is gradually improving.

、。

As summer approaches, the heat increases little by little.

steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

This word refers to physical structures that allow you to move from one level to another or to a flat, raised area outside a building.

。

There are stairs outside the house.

。

I enjoyed a meal on the terrace outside.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to increase graduallyto understand little by littleto change graduallyterraced fieldsstepped staircaseto advance step by stepto gradually become able tostepped styleto spread graduallygradual slope

Example sentences

102 results