30 Adverbs That Frequently Appear in the JLPT N3

21/08/20261 min read

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30 adverbs that frequently appear in the JLPT N3

No.	Adverb	Romaji	Meaning
1	いよいよ	iyoiyo	more and more, finally, at last
2	そろそろ	sorosoro	soon, about time to
3	まず	mazu	first of all
4	つい	tsui	unintentionally, by accident
5	たまらない	tamaranai	unbearable, can't stand it
6	ふと	futo	suddenly, unexpectedly
7	うっかり	ukkari	carelessly, absent-mindedly
8	すっかり	sukkari	completely
9	ほとんど	hotondo	almost, mostly
10	やっと	yatto	at last, finally
11	とうとう	toutou	finally, in the end (result)
12	ぜひ	zehi	by all means, definitely
13	のんびり	nonbiri	leisurely, at ease
14	わざと	wazato	deliberately, on purpose
15	意外に（いがいに）	igai ni	unexpectedly, contrary to expectations
16	思わず（おもわず）	omowazu	unconsciously, without thinking
17	やはり / やっぱり	yahari / yappari	as expected, after all
18	ますます	masumasu	more and more, increasingly
19	かなり	kanari	fairly, considerably
20	ずいぶん	zuibun	quite, very
21	たいてい	taitei	usually, generally
22	たまに	tamani	occasionally
23	けっこう	kekkou	quite, enough
24	ぴったり	pittari	exactly, perfectly (fits)
25	しっかり	shikkari	firmly, surely
26	そっくり	sokkuri	exactly alike
27	はっきり	hakkiri	clearly
28	たしか	tashika	probably, certainly (I'm fairly sure)
29	なるべく	narubeku	as … as possible
30	できるだけ	dekirudake	as … as possible, as much as one can