段々

だんだん

gradually

N1 #13,748

Meanings

also 段段

  1. adverb, adverb taking と, usually in kana gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly
  2. noun steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

ぎざぎざ

  1. noun, onomatopoeia, usually in kana notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
  2. na-adjective, adverb, adverb taking と, takes する, onomatopoeia, usually in kana notched; serrated; jagged; corrugated; milled

Its kanji

In sentences

段々だんだん暗くらくなっていきます。 It's getting darker little by little. #127282

野菜やさいが段々だんだん高たかくなっていく。 Vegetables are getting more expensive. #10225033

段々だんだん思おもい出でし始はじめてきた。 I am beginning to remember it. #159529

トムは段々だんだんよくなっている。 Tom is getting better. #199862