Common Japanese Adverbs Flashcards
kyō
Today
kinō
Yesterday
ashita
Tomorrow
kesa
This morning
kon’ya
Tonight
Ima
Now
ato de
later
sugu ni
soon
ima sugu ni
Right now
mae ni
“previously”
saikin
Recently
itsuka
Someday
Mada
Yet
itsumo
Always
tokidoki
Sometimes
yoku
Often
Tama ni
Rarely
metta ni
Seldom
tabun
probably
osoraku
“likely
tsūjō
normally”
zenzen (-nai)
“(not) at all”
kesshite (-nai)
Never
kanarazu
definitely,” “inevitably”
mainichi
“daily,” “every day”
maishū
“weekly,” “every week”
maitsuki
“monthly,” “every month”
maitoshi
“annually,” “every year”
maikai
Every time
koko
Here
soko
There
asoko
There, over there
kotchi
“over here,” “this way”
atchi
“over here,” “this way”
doko ka
Somewhere
doko demo
Anywhere
Naka de
Inside
Soto de
Outside
hanarete
Away
chikaku ni
Near, close by
ie de
(At) home
totemo
Very
kanari
Quite
sōtō ni
“pretty,” “way”
hidoku
Terribly
takusan
“plenty,” “much,” “many”
wazukani
“slightly,” “barely,” “only”
hotondo
“largely,” “nearly,” “mostly”
hobo
“about,” “roughly,” “more or less”
sukoshi
“a little,” “a bit,” “a few”
hontō ni
“truly,” “really”
tsuyoku
Strongly
yowaku
Weakly
daibu
“much,” “greatly,” “highly”
daitai
Mostly
chōdo
“just,” “right,” “precisely,” “exactly”
Sae
Even
Koso
Emphasis
Shika
Only
Sura
Even
Kurai
Approximately, about
Dake
Only, as much as
Datte
However
Demo
Also, or
Nado
For example
Nara
If
Nanka
Casual undervalue, dislike, lack
Nante
Casual undervalue, dislike, lack
Bakari
Just, full of, only
Made
Until
Mo
Also, already
Mo
Already, also
Mada
Still, yet
Zutto
Always
Totemo
Very
Ko
Like this
So
Like that
Do
How
Shibashiba
Often
