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N2 Adverbs List

JLPT N2 Adverbs List

No. Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
1 まるで marude quite, entirely; as if, as though
2 わざと wazato on purpose
3 一切 いっさい issai all, everything, the whole
4 ようやく yōyaku finally; at last
5 いつの間にか いつのまにか itsu no manika before one knows it
6 一応 いちおう ichiō roughly; tentatively; just in case
7 ひょっとする hyotto suru perhaps; maybe; possibly
8 既に すでに sudeni already; too late
9 何とか なんとか nantoka somehow; something or other
10 必死に ひっしに hisshi ni frantically; desperately
11 早速 さっそく sassoku at once; immediately
12 そのまま sono mama as it is; without change
13 めったに mettani rarely; seldom (with negative)
14 万一 まんいち man’ichi by some chance; in case
15 改めて あらためて aratamete again; once more; another time
16 中でも なかでも naka demo among; especially
17 近々 ちかぢか chikajika soon; before long
18 はるかに haruka ni far; far and away
19 案外 あんがい angai unexpectedly
20 自ら みずから mizukara oneself; personally
21 よほど yohodo very; greatly
22 当分 とうぶん tōbun for the present; for a while
23 ちっとも chittomo not at all (with negative)
24 めっきり mekkiri remarkably; noticeably
25 まさに masani exactly; truly; surely
26 思い切って おもいきって omoikitte boldly; decisively
27 しきりに shikiri ni frequently; repeatedly
28 かえって kaette on the contrary; rather
29 あらかじめ arakajime beforehand; in advance
30 ぐっと gutto suddenly; sharply; in one go
31 たちまち tachimachi at once; suddenly
32 今に いまに ima ni before long; someday
33 わずか wazuka only; merely
34 実に じつに jitsu ni indeed; truly
35 ぼんやり bonyari vaguely; dimly
36 一段と いちだんと ichidanto even more; much more
37 決まって きまって kimatte always; without exception
38 ひとまず hitomazu for the moment; for now
39 次第に しだいに shidai ni gradually
40 せっせと sesseto diligently; industriously
41 必ずしも かならずしも kanarazushimo (not) necessarily; (not) always
42 じっくり jikkuri carefully; thoroughly

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