だんだん

See also: たんたん

Japanese

Etymology 1

Adjective

だんだん • (dandan) ^†-tari (adnominal だんだんたる (dandan taru), adverbial だんだんと (dandan to) or だんだんとして (dandan toshite))

1. 団々: very round of shape, such as the roundness of the full moon; full of dew, covered in dewdrops

Adverb

だんだん • (dandan) 

1. 段々: gradually, step by step, one after another

Noun

だんだん • (dandan) 

1. 段々: steps and steps; the process of something

Etymology 2

Interjection

だんだん (dandan)

1. (Umpaku, Izumo) thank you