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35 Common Japanese Adverbs

35 Common Japanese Adverbs

Kanji Hiragana Meaning
あまり not much
一生懸命 いっしょうけんめい to the best of one’s ability
一緒に いっしょに together
いつも always
すぐ(に) immediately
少し すこし a little
ずっと continuously
全然 ぜんぜん not at all
だいたい more or less
たくさん a lot of
例えば たとえば for example
だんだん gradually
ちょうど exactly
ちょっと a little
時々 ときどき sometimes
特に とくに especially
とても very
初めて はじめて for the first time
ほとんど mostly
本当に ほんとうに truly
また again
まだ not yet
まっすぐ straight
もう already
もうすぐ soon
もちろん of course
もっと more
ゆっくり slowly
よく often, well
いっぱい lots of
かなり quite
是非 ぜひ by all means
多分 たぶん probably
たまに occasionally

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