N5 Adverbs List

Japanese Adverbs for JLPT N5

Basic Adverbs

• ちょっと (chotto): A little

• 丁度 (ちょうど, choudo): Exactly

• 大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ, daijoubu): OK; okay; alright

Gradual Changes

• だんだん (dandan): Gradually

Asking for Information

• どう (dou): How (about); in what way

• どうも (doumo): Much (thanks); very (sorry)

• どうして (doushite): Why; for what reason

• いかが (ikaga): How about; in what way

• いくら (ikura): How much?; how many?

• いくつ (ikutsu): How many?; how old?

Expressing Togetherness and Time

• 一人 (ひとり, hitori): By oneself; alone

• 一緒に (いっしょに, issho ni): Together

• いつも (itsumo): Always; usually

Gradation and Comparison

• 一番 (いちばん, ichiban): Number one; 1st, best; most

• 結構 (けっこう, kekkou): Splendid, enough

• とても (totemo): Very; exceedingly

• 多分 (たぶん, tabun): Perhaps; probably

Frequency and Continuity

• よく (yoku): Often; well

• 時々 (ときどき, tokidoki): Sometimes; at times

• まだ (mada): Still; not yet

  • まだ～ていません (mada ~te imasen): Have not yet…

Spatial and Temporal Relations

• 前に (まえに, mae ni): Before; in front of…

• 真っ直ぐ (まっすぐ, massugu): Straight ahead; direct

• 直ぐに (すぐに, sugu ni): Immediately; instantly

Additional Quantities and States

• 少し (すこし, sukoshi): A little (bit); few

• もっと (motto): More; longer; further

• もう (mou): Already; anymore; again

• 大変 (たいへん, taihen): Very; greatly; terribly

• ゆっくり (yukkuri): Slowly

Total Adverbs

• みんな (minna): All; everyone; everybody

• 色々 (いろいろ, iroiro): Various

Source: JLPT Sensei https://jlptsensei.com/jlpt-n5-adverbs-list/