Definition of 漸く (ようやく)

ようや

漸く

ようやく

youyaku

JLPT N2

Common word

adverb

finally, at last(usually kana)

barely, narrowly, hardly, only just(usually kana)

gradually, little by little, by degrees(usually kana)

Related Kanji

漸	steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 35 results)

ようやく

すっかり

お

終わった

It is finally all over

よる

あ

なが

よる

お

Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended

もんだい

そうとう

なが

かんが

ほんしつ

み

I had to think about the problem for quite a while before I saw daylight

わたし

かのじょ

せっとく

、

ほん

か

I finally talked her into lending me the book

かれ

あ

Only yesterday did I see him

れっしゃ

とうちゃく

The train finally arrived

、

けいかん

うで

さ

Then, at last, the policeman lowered his arm

かれ

わかい

At last, they were reconciled

お

。

It is finally all over. Now we can relax

なが

ぎろん

すえ

かれ

けつろん

たっ

Only after a long dispute did they come to a conclusion

わたし

私

は

、

しゅくだい

お

、

み

Having done my homework, I could finally watch television

、

さん

しゅうかん

じゅしん

へんしん

か

じかん

Finally, I have time to reply to the mail that I have received these past three weeks

きょねん

なつ

わたし

ちょうなん

およ

It was not until last summer that my oldest son learned to swim

かれ

さん

かげつ

かん

しごと

つづ

、

He'd been three months in the job and the strain was beginning to tell on him

ぼく

う

Then I can have some peace of my mind

「

」ウィリー

なっとく

"Well, OK," Willie finally agreed

１０

ねんご

かれ

、

ふたた

ふるさと

まち

み

He saw his home-town again only after ten years

ふきょう

かいふく

、

はじ

The recovery of Japan's economy, which has been in a recession for some time, is finally under way

いま

、

So it's finally time to pay the piper

９

じ

時

２０

ふん

でんしゃ

まあ

I barely made the 9:20 train

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