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Adverbs (副詞) are words that modify other words (verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and even full sentences).
In Japanese, adjectives can be turned into adverbs by adding に (ni) at the end. This is similar to the English ‘ly’, as in quickly.
| # | Romaji | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aa | ああ | ah; yes | N4 |
| 2 | aida ni | 間に【あいだに】 | while; during~ something happened | N4 |
| 3 | amari~nai | あまり～ない | not very, not much ~ | N4 |
| 4 | ato de | 後で【あとで】 | after~; later | N4 |
| 5 | bikkuri | びっくり | to be surprised | N4 |
| 6 | daibu | 大分【だいぶ】 | considerably; greatly; a lot | N4 |
| 7 | dekiru dake | できるだけ | as much as possible | N4 |
| 8 | dondon | どんどん | rapidly; more and more | N4 |
| 9 | futsuu | 普通 【ふつう】 | usually | N4 |
| 10 | hakkiri | はっきり | clearly | N4 |
| 11 | hijou ni | 非常に【ひじょうに】 | extremely | N4 |
| 12 | ippai | いっぱい | Full | N4 |
| 13 | juubun | 十分【じゅうぶん】 | enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory | N4 |
| 14 | ka dou ka | かどうか | whether or not ~ | N4 |
| 15 | kanarazu | 必ず【かならず】 | always; certainly | N4 |
| 16 | kitto | きっと | surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely | N4 |
| 17 | kou | こう | this way | N4 |
| 18 | ku suru | くする | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 19 | kyuu ni | 急に【きゅうに】 | quickly; immediately; hastily; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly ~ | N4 |
| 20 | made ni | までに | by; by the time; indicates time limit | N4 |
| 21 | mazu | まず | first of all | N4 |
| 22 | mitai ni | みたいに | like; similar to ~ | N4 |
| 23 | moshi | もし | if; in case; supposing | N4 |
| 24 | mousugu | もうすぐ | soon | N4 |
| 25 | nakanaka~nai | なかなか～ない | not easy to; struggling to; not able to ~ | N4 |
| 26 | naruhodo | なるほど | now I understand | N4 |
| 27 | no naka de | の中で【のなかで】 | in; among ~ | N4 |
| 28 | sasuga | さすが | as one would expect; as is to be expected; even ~ | N4 |
| 29 | shikkari | しっかり | firmly; steadily | N4 |
| 30 | sonna ni | そんなに | so much; so; like that | N4 |
| 31 | sore hodo | それほど | to that extent | N4 |
| 32 | sorosoro | そろそろ | gradually; soon | N4 |
| 33 | sou da | そうだ | looks like; appears like; seeming ~ | N4 |
| 34 | sukkari | すっかり | completely | N4 |
| 35 | taitei | たいてい | usually | N4 |
| 36 | tamani | たまに | occasionally | N4 |
| 37 | tokuni | 特に【とくに】 | particularly; especially; in particular; expressly | N4 |
| 38 | toutou | 到頭【とうとう】 | finally, after all | N4 |
| 39 | tsugou | 都合【つごう】 | convenience | N4 |
| 40 | yappari | やっぱり | as I thought | N4 |
| 41 | yatto | やっと | at last; finally; barely; narrowly ~ | N4 |
| 42 | yori | より | than; rather than; more than ~ | N4 |
| 43 | zehi | ぜひ | by all means; certainly; definitely ~ | N4 |
| 44 | zenzen | 全然【ぜんぜん】 | not entirely (used in a negative sentence) | N4 |
| 45 | zenzen~nai | 全然～ない【ぜんぜん～ない】 | (not) at all | N4 |