"段々" meaning in Japanese

See 段々 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [dã̠ndã̠ɴ] Forms: 段々 [canonical] (ruby: (だん), (だん)), dandan [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|だんだん}} 段(だん)々(だん) • (dandan)
  1. gradually, step by step, one after another
    Sense id: en-段々-ja-adv-7-challW

Noun

IPA: [dã̠ndã̠ɴ] Forms: 段々 [canonical] (ruby: (だん), (だん)), dandan [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|だんだん}} 段(だん)々(だん) • (dandan)
  1. steps and steps; the process of something
    Sense id: en-段々-ja-noun-j68OmXgz Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 68 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 31 69 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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      "form": "段々",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "段",
          "だん"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "だん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dandan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "だんだん"
      },
      "expansion": "段(だん)々(だん) • (dandan)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gradually, step by step, one after another"
      ],
      "id": "en-段々-ja-adv-7-challW",
      "links": [
        [
          "gradually",
          "gradually"
        ],
        [
          "step by step",
          "step by step"
        ],
        [
          "one after another",
          "one after another"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "だんだん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dã̠ndã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "段々"
}

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "trv",
            "2": "dandan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Taroko: dandan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Taroko: dandan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "段々",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "段",
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        ],
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          "だん"
        ]
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    {
      "form": "dandan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "段(だん)々(だん) • (dandan)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "steps and steps; the process of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-段々-ja-noun-j68OmXgz",
      "links": [
        [
          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "だんだん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dã̠ndã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "段々"
}
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 々",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "段々",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "段",
          "だん"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "だん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dandan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "だんだん"
      },
      "expansion": "段(だん)々(だん) • (dandan)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gradually, step by step, one after another"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gradually",
          "gradually"
        ],
        [
          "step by step",
          "step by step"
        ],
        [
          "one after another",
          "one after another"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "だんだん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dã̠ndã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "段々"
}

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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 々",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "trv",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Taroko: dandan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Taroko: dandan"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "段々",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "段",
          "だん"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "だん"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "dandan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "だんだん"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "steps and steps; the process of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "だんだん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dã̠ndã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "段々"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 段々 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "段々",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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