# 漸 — little by little

漸 means “little by little”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ゼン (zen). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: little by little
- On'yomi: ゼン (zen)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 3

## How to remember 漸

Parts: 氵 water · 斬 slash

## Don't confuse it with

[斬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slash/) · [暫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/for-a-while/)

## More in the “Time 3” set

[悠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisurely/) · [暁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dawn/) · [閑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisure/) · [漸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/) · [旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/) · [頓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-of-a-sudden/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/. Last updated 2026-11-01.