Nihongo Nihongo
JLPT N3 Adverbs List
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| あまり | amari | so much… that | |
| あまりにも | amarinimo | too much; | |
| あるいは | aruiwa | or; perhaps; maybe | |
| あんまり | anmari | too heartless; too; so | |
| 意外 | いがい | igai | unexpected; surprising |
| いくら～ても | ikura ~ temo | no matter how ~ | |
| 一時 | いちじ | ichiji | for a while; temporarily |
| 一度に | いちどに | ichidoni | all at once |
| いつか | itsuka | sometime; before one is aware of it | |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | isshun | in an instant |
| 一層 | いっそう | issou | much more; still more; all the more; |
| 一体 | いったい | ittai | emphasis; what on earth; (what) the heck; (why) in the world |
| いつでも | itsudemo | at any time; always | |
| いつのまにか | itsunomanika | without realising | |
| 一般 | いっぱん | ippan | generally; on the whole |
| いつまでも | itsumademo | forever | |
| いまに | imani | before long; even now | |
| 今にも | いまにも | imanimo | at any moment; at any minute; |
| いよいよ | iyoiyo | at last; finally; more and more | |
| うっかり | ukkari | carelessly | |
| おおよそ / およそ | ooyoso / oyoso | about; approximately; generally; entirely | |
| 恐らく | おそらく | osoraku | probably; most likely |
| かえって | kaette | on the contrary | |
| がっかり | gakkari | feel disappointed | |
| ～か何か | ~かなにか | ~ka nani ka | or something ~ |
| かなり | kanari | rather; quite | |
| がらがら | garagara | rattle; gargle; empty | |
| からから | karakara | rattle; dry | |
| きちんと | kichinto | neatly; punctually | |
| ぎっしり | gisshiri | packed tightly | |
| 急に | きゅうに | kyuuni | swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; |
| ぐっすり | gussuri | sleep soundly | |
| ぐらぐら | guragura | wobble; boiling | |
| 結局 | けっきょく | kekkyoku | after all; eventually; in the end ~ |
| 決して～ない | けっして～ない | kesshite ~ nai | never; by no means ~ |
| こうして | koushite | like this | |
| こっそり | kossori | quietly; secretly | |
| 最中に | さいちゅうに | saichuuni | while; during; in the middle of ~ |
| 際に | さいに | saini | when; at the time of; in the case of ~ |
| 先ほど | さきほど | sakihodo | some time ago; a little while ago |
| 早速 | さっそく | sassoku | immediately; at once |
| さて | sate | now; so; well then | |
| 更に | さらに | sarani | furthermore; again; more and more |
| 従って | したがって | shitagatte | accordingly; consequently |
| した途端 | したとたん | shitatotan | as soon as; just as ~ |
| じっと | jitto | still; fixedly; firmly; patiently | |
| 実に | じつに | jitsuni | indeed; really |
| しばしば | shibashiba | often; frequently; one by one | |
| しばらく | shibaraku | for a moment; for a while; for the time being | |
| 少々 | しょうしょう | shoushou | a little; slightly |
| ずいぶん | zuibun | very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully | |
| 少なくとも | すくなくとも | sukunakutomo | at least |
| 少しも | すこしも | sukoshimo | (not) in the least; (not) at all |
| すっきり | sukkiri | neat; refreshed | |
| すでに | sudeni | something has already been done/taken place; is already the case | |
| 即ち | すなわち | sunawachi | in other words; namely~ |
| 全て | すべて | subete | all; wholly; entirely |
| せいぜい | seizei | at the most; at best; to the utmost | |
| せっかく | sekkaku | with much trouble; kindly | |
| そのまま | sonomama | as it is | |
| それぞれ | sorezore | respectively | |
| 確かに | たしかに | tashikani | surely; certainly |
| 多少 | たしょう | tashou | more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; |
| ただ | tada | simply; merely; only; just; however | |
| ただちに | tadachini | at once; immediately; instantly | |
| たちまち | tachimachi | at once; immediately; suddenly | |
| たっぷり | tappuri | fully; enough; plentifully | |
| たとえ | tatoe | even if; even though | |
| たとえ～ても | tatoe ~ temo | even if… is the case | |
| 例えば | たとえば | tatoeba | for example; for instance ~ |
| 度々 | たびたび | tabitabi | often; frequently |
| 度に | たびに | tabini | whenever; every time |
| たまたま | tamatama | by chance; unexpectedly | |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | chikadika | soon |
| ちゃんと | chanto | exactly; punctually; regularly;neatly; properly; perfectly | |
| つい | tsui | accidentally; unintentionally; by mistake | |
| ついでに | tsuideni | while; incidentally | |
| ついに | tsuini | finally; at last; in the end | |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ | tsugitsugi | one after another; one by one |
| 常に | つねに | tsuneni | always |
| つまり | tsumari | in other words; after all | |
| どうか | douka | please; by all means, something wrong | |
| どうしても | doushitemo | no matter what; at any cost; after all ~ | |
| 通りに | とおりに | toorini | in the same way as; in the way; as ~ |
| どきどき | dokidoki | (heart) beat fast; throb | |
| 時々 | ときどき | tokidoki | often; sometime |
| 途中で/途中に | とちゅうで/とちゅうに | tochuude/ tochuuni | on the way; in the middle of ~ |
| 突然 | とつ ぜん | totsuzen | suddenly; unexpected |
| とても～ない | totemo ~ nai | cannot possibly be; hardly ~ | |
| とともに | to tomoni | together with; at the same time as; as well as ~ | |
| ともかく | tomokaku | anyway; anyhow | |
| 共に | ともに | tomoni | both; together, with |
| どんなに～ても | donnani ~ temo | no matter how (much); however | |
| なお | nao | still; yet; still more, and | |
| なかなか | nakanaka | very; quite; pretty; rather; just not ~ | |
| なるべく | narubeku | as much as possible | |
| なんか / なんて / など | nanka/nante/nado | give examples; show modesty; make light of ~ | |
| なんで | nande | why; how | |
| 何でも | なんでも | nandemo | anything; whatever |
| なんとか | nantoka | somehow; manage to | |
| なんとなく | nantonaku | somehow; aimlessly | |
| にこにこ | nikoniko | smile | |
| にっこり | nikkori | smile | |
| のろのろ | noronoro | slowly; idly | |
| のんびり | nonbiri | leisurely; carefreely | |
| はじめに | hajimeni | first of all; to start with | |
| はもちろん | wa mochiron | not to mention; not only … but also ~ | |
| はやめに | hayameni | ahead of time | |
| ばらばら | barabara | fall in drops, scattered | |
| ぴかぴか | pikapika | glitter; shine | |
| ぴたり | pitari | stop suddenly; tightly; right | |
| びっくり | bikkuri | surprised | |
| 必死に | ひっしに | hisshini | desperately |
| ぴったり | pittari | tightly; closely; exactly | |
| 再び | ふたたび | futatabi | again; once more; a second time |
| ぶつぶつ | butsubutsu | mumur; complain | |
| ふと | futo | suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally ~ | |
| ぶらぶら | burabura | swing; dangle; hang around; wander | |
| ふわふわ | fuwafuwa | soft; fluffy | |
| 別々 | べつべつ | betsubetsu | separately |
| 別に | べつに | betsuni | not particularly; not especially |
| ぺらぺら | perapera | fluent | |
| ぼんやり | bonyari | vaguely; absent-mindedly | |
| まさか | masaka | can’t possibly; surely not | |
| ますます | masumasu | more and more | |
| まったく | mattaku | really; indeed; not at all | |
| 間もなく | まもなく | mamonaku | soon, before long |
| まるで | marude | justly; completely, entirely | |
| 万一 | まんいち | manichi | emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; |
| むしろ | mushiro | rather; instead; better ~ | |
| めったに～ない | mettani ~ nai | hardly; rarely; seldom | |
| もしかしたら | moshikashitara | perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance | |
| もしも | moshimo | if | |
| もしも〜たら | moshimo ~ tara | if; in the case; supposing ~ | |
| 最も | もっとも | mottomo | most |
| やがて | yagate | soon | |
| ようするに | yousuruni | in short; to sum up | |
| わざと | wazato | on purpose; intentionally | |
| わざわざ | wazawaza | to go to the trouble of; to go out of one’s way to | |
| ～の割には | ~のわりには | ~no wariniwa | considering ~; for ~; despite ~ |
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