JLPT N2 · Adverb

漸く (youyaku)

漸く (ようやく, youyaku) is a Japanese adverb meaning “finally; at last”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようやく
Romaji: youyaku
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

finally; at last · adverb · usually written in kana
barely; narrowly; hardly; only just · adverb · usually written in kana
gradually; little by little; by degrees · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

「そっか」ウィリーはようやく納得した。

"Well, OK," Willie finally agreed.

Tatoeba #236543

９時２０分の汽車にようやく間に合った。

I barely made the 9:20 train.

Tatoeba #234916

９時２０分の電車にようやく間に合った。

I barely made the 9:20 train.

Tatoeba #506577

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 漸く

漸

steadily, gradually advancing, finallyゼン・ようや.く・やや · 14 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1394600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.