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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