조금씩

Korean

Etymology

From 조금 (jogeum, “a little”) + 씩 (ssik, “each”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: t͡ɕoˈgɯms̤ik̚
• Phonetic hangul: 조금씩

Romanization

Revised	jogeumssik	transliteration	jogeumssig
McCune–Reischauer	chogŭmssik	Yale	cokumssik

Adverb

조금씩 (jogeumssik)

1. incrementally; bit by bit

Synonyms

• 점차 (jeomcha)
• 자츰 (jacheum)
• 서서히 (seoseohi, “slowly”)