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    3. 次第に

    次第に

    次し第だいに​

    gradually

    KMT4News #6+1CoreAdverbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しだいに

    Adverb

    1.
    gradually, by degrees, little by little, bit by bit

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    天てん気きは次し第だいに回かい復ふくするでしょう。

    The weather will gradually improve.

    KMT3Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    練れん習しゅうを重かさねるうちに、次し第だいに上じょう達たつしました。

    As I continued practicing, I gradually improved.

    KMT4EducationDaily Life
    新あたらしい環かん境きょうにも、次し第だいに慣 れてきました。

    I have gradually gotten used to the new environment.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    秋あきが深ふかまるにつれて、木この葉はは次し第だいに色いろづいていきます。

    As autumn deepens, the leaves gradually change color.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    彼かれの言こと葉ばの裏うらにある真しん意いが、次し第だいに明あきらかになってきた。

    The true meaning behind his words gradually became clear.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    次
    つ.ぐ・つぎ…(6)
    next・order・sequence
    Kanji
    第
    No.・residence
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
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