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N3 Adverb List
JLPT N3 Adverbs List
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | hijou ni | very; exceedingly |
| 大変に | たいへんに | taihen ni | extremely, very |
| ほとんど | hotondo | almost invariably; almost | |
| すっかり | sukkari | all; entirely | |
| 一杯 | いっぱい | ippai | full |
| たいてい | taitei | ordinarily; generally | |
| 同時に | どうじに | doujini | while; simultaneously |
| 前もって | まえもって | maemotte | in advance; before |
| ぎりぎり | girigiri | just barely; at the very limit | |
| ぴったり | pittari | tightly; exactly | |
| 突然 | とつぜん | totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| あっと言う間に | あっというまに | attoiumani | in the blink of an eye |
| いつの間にか | いつのまにか | itsunomanika | before one knows; unawares |
| しばらく | shibaraku | for a moment; for a minute; for some time | |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | ai kawarazu | as usual; as always |
| 次々に | つぎつぎに | tsugitsugi ni | one by one |
| どんどん | don don | steadily; one after the other; in succession | |
| ますます | masumasu | increasingly | |
| とうとう | toutou | finally; in the end | |
| ついに | tsui ni | finally; in the end | |
| もちろん | mochiron | of course; naturally | |
| 是非 | ぜひ | zehi | certainly |
| なるべく | narubeku | as (much) as possible; if possible | |
| 案外 | あんがい | angai | unexpectedly; unanticipated |
| もしかすると | moshikasuruto | perhaps; possibly; maybe | |
| まさか | ma saka | certainly (not); unbelievable | |
| うっかり | ukkari | carelessly; inadvertently | |
| つい | tsui | unintentionally | |
| 思わず | おもわず | omowazu | unconsciously; instinctively |
| ほっと | hotto | with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief | |
| いらいら | iraira | to fret; to lose patience | |
| ぐっすり | gussuri | soundly (sleeping) | |
| しっかり | shikkari | tightly ; firmly; dependably | |
| きちんと | kichinto | neatly; tidily; careful | |
| はっきり | hakkiri | plainly; distinctly | |
| じっと | jitto | intently | |
| そっと | sotto | softly; stealthily; quietly | |
| 別々に | べつべつに | betsubetsu ni | separately; apart; individually |
| それぞれ | sorezore | each | |
| 互いに | たがいに | tagaini | with each other; together |
| 必ず | かならず | kanarazu | necessarily; certainly |
| 絶対に | ぜったいに | zettai ni | absolutely; unconditionally |
| 特に | とくに | tokuni | especially; in particular |
| ただ | tada | only; merely | |
| 少なくとも | すくなくとも | sukunakutomo | at least |
| 決して | けっして | kesshite | (not) ever; decide not |
| 全く | まったく | mattaku | entirely; completely |
| ちょっとも | chotto mo | (not) at all; not even a little bit | |
| 少しも | すこしも | sukoshi mo | not even a little bit |
| どんなに | donnani | to what extent; however | |
| どうしても | dou shite mo | certain; no matter what | |
| まるで | marude | quite; just like | |
| 一体 | いったい | ittai | after all; uniformity |
| 別に | べつに | betsuni | Especially; other; Besides |
| たった | tatta | only; merely | |
| ほんの | hon no | mere; only; just | |
| それで | sorede | and; thereupon; because of that | |
| そこで | soko de | so; accordingly; therefore | |
| そのうえ | sonoue | furthermore | |
| また | mata | again; once more | |
| または | mataha | or; either … or … | |
| それとも | soretomo | or; or else |
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