adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
gradually; little by little; incrementally
Formal written word for gradual, step-by-step change. Often used adverbially with verbs such as 改善する, 拡大する, 増加する, or as a stiff の-adjective in phrases like 漸次の移行.
The situation is gradually improving.
The gradual transition to the new system has begun.
The economic situation is gradually improving.
A gradual transition to the new system was decided upon.
次第に is a broader, conversational word for gradually or as time goes on, whereas 漸次 is limited to formal or written contexts.
少しずつ is a plain, everyday phrase for little by little, while 漸次 carries an official or literary tone.
急に describes a sudden, abrupt change, the opposite of 漸次's slow, incremental change.
gradual; slow
Standard written form; used mostly in formal or written Japanese.
Attested irregular kanji spelling; 漸次 is the normal form.
A Sino-Japanese compound conventionally written with 漸, associated with gradualness, and 次, associated with order or sequence; together they express change proceeding step by step.