Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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じわり (jiwari

  1. slowly but steadily
    Synonym: ゆっくり (yukkuri)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of じわり – see the following entry.
地割り
[noun] allotment of land
[verb] to allot land
(This term, じわり, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN