徐々に
じょじょに · jojoni · JLPT N3 · adverb
little by little
🐌 徐 = unhurried, 々 = repeat it: slow-slow-ly (jo-jo + に)
徐 means slow or unhurried, and 々 is the repeat mark, so the word literally says slow twice. に turns it into an adverb. The sound doubles too: jo, jo, one small step after another, little by little.