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Illustration of 徐行

徐行じょこう

じょこう jokou Play N1 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

車や人などが、速度を落としてゆっくり進むこと。 going slowly

Example 1

車くるまに徐行じょこうするようにと合図あいずした。

I signaled the car to go slow.

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Example 2

徐行中は追い越さないでください。

Please do not overtake while a vehicle is moving slowly.

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Kanji breakdown

徐

N1

gradually; slowly; deliberately; gently

On reading
ジョ
Kun reading
おもむ.ろに
Radical
彳

行

N5

going; journey; carry out; conduct; act; line; row; bank

On reading
コウ、ギョウ、アン
Kun reading
い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき、-い.き、-いき、おこな.う、おこ.なう
Radical
行
Illustration of 先行
N1

せんこう

preceding; going first

Illustration of 刊行
N1

かんこう

publication; issue

Illustration of 平行
N1

へいこう

(going) side by side; concurrent; abreast; at the same time; occurring together; parallel; parallelism

Illustration of 強行
N1

きょうこう

forcing; enforcement

Illustration of 徐々
N1

じょじょ

gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; soon