ようやく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ようやく
1
finally; at last
Examples
「そっか」ウィリーはようやく納得した。
"Well, OK," Willie finally agreed.
2
barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
Examples
９時２０分の汽車にようやく間に合った。
I barely made the 9:20 train.
９時２０分の電車にようやく間に合った。
I barely made the 9:20 train.
3
gradually; little by little; by degrees
Kanji in this Word
漸
14 strokes
Frequency: 2115
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
steadily
gradually advancing
finally
barely
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゼン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ようや.く
やや
ようよ.う
すす.む
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