Definition of 漸く (ようやく)

ようや

漸く

ようやく

youyaku

adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
barely, narrowly, hardly, only just(usually kana)
3.
gradually, little by little, by degrees(usually kana)
Related Kanji
漸 steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 35 results)

It is finally all over

Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended

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

I finally talked her into lending me the book

Only yesterday did I see him

れっしゃ
列車
とうちゃく
到着
The train finally arrived

Then, at last, the policeman lowered his arm

At last, they were reconciled

It is finally all over. Now we can relax

なが
長い
ぎろん
議論
すえ
末
かれ
彼ら
けつろん
結論
たっ
達した
Only after a long dispute did they come to a conclusion

Having done my homework, I could finally watch television

、
さん
三
しゅうかん
週間
じゅしん
受信
へんしん
返信
じかん
時間
Finally, I have time to reply to the mail that I have received these past three weeks

きょねん
去年
なつ
夏
わたし
私の
ちょうなん
長男
およ
泳げる
It was not until last summer that my oldest son learned to swim

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

Then I can have some peace of my mind

「
」ウィリー
なっとく
納得
"Well, OK," Willie finally agreed

10
ねんご
年後
かれ
彼
、
ふたた
再び
ふるさと
故郷
まち
町
He saw his home-town again only after ten years

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

So it's finally time to pay the piper

9
じ
時
20
ふん
分
でんしゃ
電車
I barely made the 9:20 train
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