Illustration: At a kitchen table, a child transfers dried beans from a large bowl into a narrow-necked glass jar using a tiny spoon. The jar already contains a modest layer, and another small spoonful is poised above its opening. The child’s tongue peeks out in concentration while a parent steadies the jar.

JLPT N4adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

少すこしずつ

sukoshizutsu

little by little

Example sentences

  1. 少すこしずつ、漢字かんじを学まなんでいます。

    Little by little, I am learning kanji.

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  2. その植物しょくぶつは少すこしずつ大おおきくなった。

    This plant grew little by little.

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  3. 彼かれは少すこしずつよくなっています。

    He is getting better bit by bit.

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Kanji in 少

  • 少few; littleOnショウKunすくない・すこし

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