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    3. 少しずつ

    少しずつ

    少すこし​ず​つ​

    little by little

    KMT8Ref L1AdverbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    少しづつ少し宛

    すこしずつすこしづつ

    Adverb

    1.
    little by little, bit by bit

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    毎まい日にち少すこしずつ日に本ほん語ごを勉べん強きょうしています。

    I'm studying Japanese little by little every day.

    KMT4Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれの病びょう状じょうは少すこしずつ回かい復ふくに向へむかっている。

    His medical condition is gradually improving little by little.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    難むずかしい問もん題だいも、少すこしずつ解といていけば必かならず理り解かいできる。

    Even difficult problems can definitely be understood if you solve them little by little.

    KMT8Education
    ダイエットは、急きゅう激げきな変へん化かではなく少すこしずつ体たい重じゅうを減へらすのが効こう果か的てきだ。

    For dieting, it's effective to lose weight little by little rather than making drastic changes.

    KMT8Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    経けい済ざいは少すこしずつではあるが、着ちゃく実じつに成せい長ちょうの兆きざしを見みせている。

    Although little by little, the economy is steadily showing signs of growth.

    KMT9Business & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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