だんだん
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly
I'm gradually getting into the mood!
Noun
2. steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
Pitch accent
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Composed of
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
Examples (42 in total)
I'm beginning to understand.
It grew larger and larger.
I've gradually been learning the words too.
The days are getting longer and longer.
It moved closer and closer.
I'm gradually getting into the mood!
It's getting colder and colder.
It's getting hotter and hotter.
The fog is growing thicker.
Gradually, one becomes unable to control one's emotions.
It's getting warmer and warmer.
She is getting worse and worse every day.
The burden is gradually getting heavier.
It is getting lighter outside.
The days are getting shorter.
Little by little, I'm beginning to like that painting.
I was getting used to living in America.
The skin gradually took on a healthier look.
The population of this country is gradually decreasing.
I became less and less interested in mathematics.
The conversation is getting weirder and weirder.
Your English has made gradual progress.
The sunlight gradually decreased.
The effects of the medicine were wearing off.
Tom's hearing has gradually gotten worse.
It is getting warmer every day.
Our world is getting smaller and smaller.
The clouds are getting darker; it's going to rain.
In the darkness, my eyes gradually get used to it.
There's less and less for me to do, isn't there?
Gradually, the scent of seawater becomes stronger.
Then, his face gradually turned pale.
Light footsteps are gradually approaching this way.
At the drinking party, the conversation gradually got raunchy.
Spring has arrived. It's getting hotter each day.
My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.
From year to year they were growing poorer.
At first, I didn't like it, but it gradually became fun.
It seems that it is getting warmer and warmer every year.
The older we grow the less innocent we become.
I gradually grew accustomed to remote work and now find it pleasant.
As time went on, people grew less and less concerned about the matter.