漸ぜん

noun

gradual progress; steady advance

Refers to slow but steady progress, often used in formal or written contexts. Commonly appears in the phrase 漸を追う (ぜんをおう) meaning 'to make gradual progress'.

• 改かい革かくは漸ぜんを追おって進すすめられるべきだ。

  Reforms should be carried out step by step.