14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1
steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely
Kun'yomi
よ う や く finally ②barely ③gradually や や a little よ う よ う finally ②barely ③gradually すす む
On'yomi
ゼ ン gradual progress
Character Breakdown
steadily, gradually advancing, finally
ゼン ようや.く やや (9th, N1)
beheading, kill, murder
き.る ザン セン (11th)
References
| Unicode hex code | 6F38 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-33-18 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2680 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3305 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 706 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 867 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 500 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 641 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1135 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1217 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1867 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2081 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1184 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 18179 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1503 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1400 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1489 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1499 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1712 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1503 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1242 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1144 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a11.2 |
| Four corner code | 3212.1 |
| De Roo Code | 354 |