いよいよ (iyoiyo)

Meaning

  1. more and more
  2. all the more

All JLPT 2 grammar : 愈(いよいよ, iyoiyo), more and more; all the more; increasingly, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
いよいよ今週を限りに、しばらくのお休みです。I’ve finally got some vacation coming as of the end of this week.
いよいよ薄暮、もうすぐ宵闇。It’s getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.
雨はやむどころかいよいよひどくなった。Instead of stopping, the rain increased.
オープン戦が終わり、いよいよ開幕だ。The exhibition games are over and the regular season finally begins.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
限りkagirilimit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope
imanow, the present time
今週konshuuthis week
休みyasumirest, recess
yamidarkness, the dark
もうすぐmousugusoon, shortly
amerain
どこdokowhere
開幕kaimakuraising the curtain; opening
owarithe end
終わりowarithe end

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
コン,キンいまnow
キュウやす.む, やす.まる, やす.めるrest, day off, retire, sleep
シュウweek
ゲンかぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.りlimit, restrict
く.れる, く.らすevening, livelihood
あめ, あま-, -さめrain
カイひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.きopen, unfold
シュウお.わる, -お.わる, おわ.るend, finish
センいくさ, たたか.う, おのの.くwar, battle

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