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だんだん
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly
Noun
2. steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
Alt. forms
だんだん
72%
段だん々だん
26%
段だん段だん
Pitch accent
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Used in: 3329
Composed of
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
Examples (31 in total)
I'm beginning to understand.
It grew larger and larger.
It moved closer and closer.
It is getting darker and darker.
It's getting colder and colder.
It's getting hotter and hotter.
The fog is growing thicker.
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.
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.
My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.
At first, I didn't like it, but it gradually became fun.
It seems that it is getting warmer and warmer every year.
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.
From year to year they were growing poorer.
The older we grow the less innocent we become.