gradually

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 漸 has 14 strokes and denotes a gradual change.
• Basic usage: 漸増 is read ぜんぞう, and 漸減 is read ぜんげん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The direction of change
  • 温度を漸増させながら means while gradually raising the temperature.
  • 水量は時間とともに漸減した means that the amount of water gradually decreased over time.
  • 漸 marks the gradual course of change in both, while the following character determines whether it increases or decreases.