漸く

ようやく · youyaku · JLPT N2 · adverb

at last

漸 = gradually + 来 (come): it finally came to you, after a slow wait, so 'at last'

The kanji 漸 means gradually or little by little. Adding に makes 漸く an adverb for something that arrived after a long, slow wait. Sounds like 'yo-yo kaku', so think 'yo-yo' slowly going down, then finally stopping.

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