This is a complete list of intermediate Japanese adverbs that you must know in order to pass the JLPT N3.
Adverbs 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.
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JLPT N3 Adverbs Complete Study Guide
| # | Romaji | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amari | あまり | so much… that | N3 |
| 2 | amari ni mo | あまりにも | too much; so much… that; excessively ~ | N3 |
| 3 | betsu ni~nai | 別に～ない【べつに～ない】 | not really, not particularly | N3 |
| 4 | donna ni~temo | どんなに～ても | no matter how (much) | N3 |
| 5 | doushitemo | どうしても | no matter what; at any cost; after all ~ | N3 |
| 6 | futatabi | 再び【ふたたび】 | again; once more; a second time | N3 |
| 7 | futo | ふと | suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally ~ | N3 |
| 8 | ichido ni | 一度に【いちどに】 | all at once | N3 |
| 9 | igai | 意外【いがい】 | unexpected; surprising | N3 |
| 10 | ikura~temo | いくら～ても | no matter how ~ | N3 |
| 11 | imani | 今に【いまに】 | before long; even now | N3 |
| 12 | imanimo | 今にも【いまにも】 | at any moment; at any minute; on the verge of | N3 |
| 13 | isshu | 一種【いっしゅ】 | species; kind; variety | N3 |
| 14 | issou | 一層【いっそう】 | much more; still more; all the more; single layer; sooner; preferably | N3 |
| 15 | ittai | 一体【いったい】 | emphasis; what on earth; what in the world | N3 |
| 16 | ittai | 一体【いったい】 | (what) the heck; (why) in the world | N3 |
| 17 | ka nani ka | か何か【かなにか】 | or something ~ | N3 |
| 18 | kekkyoku | 結局【けっきょく】 | after all; eventually; in the end ~ | N3 |
| 19 | kesshite~nai | 決して～ない【けっして～ない】 | never; by no means ~ | N3 |
| 20 | kyuuni | 急に【きゅうに】 | swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily | N3 |
| 21 | manichi | 万一【まんいち】 | emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility | N3 |
| 22 | maru de | まるで | as if; as though; just like ~ | N3 |
| 23 | metta ni~nai | めったに～ない | hardly; rarely; seldom | N3 |
| 24 | moshika shitara | もしかしたら | perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance ~ | N3 |
| 25 | moshimo~tara | もしも〜たら | if; in the case; supposing ~ | N3 |
| 26 | mushiro | むしろ | rather; instead; better ~ | N3 |
| 27 | nakanaka | なかなか | very; quite; pretty; rather; just not ~ | N3 |
| 28 | nanka / nante / nado | なんか / なんて / など | give examples; show modesty; make light of ~ | N3 |
| 29 | naru beku | なるべく | as much as possible | N3 |
| 30 | sai ni | 際に【さいに】 | when; at the time of; in the case of ~ | N3 |
| 31 | saichuu ni | 最中に【さいちゅうに】 | while; during; in the middle of ~ | N3 |
| 32 | sara ni | さらに | furthermore; again; more and more ~ | N3 |
| 33 | seizei | せいぜい | at the most; at best; to the utmost | N3 |
| 34 | shibaraku | しばらく | for a moment; for a while; for the time being | N3 |
| 35 | sude ni | すでに | something has already been done/taken place; is already the case | N3 |
| 36 | sukoshimo | 少しも【すこしも】 | anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence) | N3 |
| 37 | sunawachi | すなわち | in other words; namely ~ | N3 |
| 38 | ta totan | たとたん | as soon as; just as ~ | N3 |
| 39 | tabi ni | たびに | whenever; every time ~ | N3 |
| 40 | tashika ni | 確かに【たしかに】 | surely, certainly ~ | N3 |
| 41 | tashou | 多少【たしょう】 | more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some | N3 |
| 42 | tatoe~temo | たとえ～ても | even if… is the case | N3 |
| 43 | tatoeba | 例えば【たとえば】 | for example; for instance ~ | N3 |
| 44 | to tomo ni | と共に【とともに】 | together with; at the same time as; as well as ~ | N3 |
| 45 | tochuu de / tochuu ni | 途中で/途中に【とちゅうで/とちゅうに】 | on the way; in the middle of ~ | N3 |
| 46 | toori ni | とおりに | in the same way as; in the way; as ~ | N3 |
| 47 | totemo~nai | とても～ない | cannot possibly be; hardly ~ | N3 |
| 48 | tsui | つい | accidentally; unintentionally; by mistake | N3 |
| 49 | tsui ni | ついに | finally; at last; in the end ~ | N3 |
| 50 | tsuide ni | ついでに | while, incidentally, at the same time, on the way ~ | N3 |
| 51 | tsumari | つまり | in other words; in summary; in short ~ | N3 |
| 52 | wa mochiron | はもちろん | not to mention; not only ... but also ~ | N3 |
| 53 | wari ni | 割に【わりに】 | considering ~; for ~; despite ~ | N3 |
| 54 | wazato | わざと | on purpose; intentionally ~ | N3 |
| 55 | wazawaza | わざわざ | to go to the trouble of; to go out of one's way to ~ | N3 |
| 56 | zuibun | 随分【ずいぶん】 | very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully | N3 |
Total JLPT N3 Adverbs Lessons (56)
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