► 副詞
段々 [だんだん] [coll] meaning: gradual rank: 1
☆ 彼の腕は段々上達している ⇨ His skills are gradually improving
☆ 秋になって段々寒くなってきた ⇨ Now it is fall and it is getting cooler
► 名詞
段々 [(3)だんだん] meaning: step rank: 3
☆ 岩が段々に積み重なっている ⇨ Rocks are stacked like steps, staggered
More examples:
- 現行機種の売上が段々鈍ってきた ⇨ The sale of the current model has been slowing down gradually
- 段々意識が遠くなって行った ⇨ I was gradually losing consciousness, fainting
- 段々空が明るくなって来た ⇨ The sky is getting lighter. It is dawning
- ボディーブローが段々効いてきている ⇨ The body shots are gradually taking effects
- 船が段々水平線に向かって遠ざかっていく ⇨ The ship is slowly going away toward the horizon
- ヴェニスは段々沈んでいる ⇨ Venice is gradually sinking
- 私は意識が段々薄れていった ⇨ I started losing consciousness gradually
- この国では戦争の思い出は段々薄れて行っている ⇨ The memory of the war has been fading away gradually in this country