50 N4 Adverbs That Often Appear in JLPT N4
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50 N4 adverbs that often appear in JLPT N4
🍑 1. たった今(いま): “just now, a moment ago”. Used with the past tense for something that has only just happened
e.g.1: 彼は たった今帰った He has only just gone home
e.g.2: 彼らはたった今ついた They have only just arrived.
🍑 2. やっと: “at last”.
Reaching what you wanted after a great deal of difficulty; it emphasises the result
e.g.1: 一時間歩いて、やっと駅に着いた After walking for an hour I finally reached the station
e.g.2: やっとその意味が分かった At last I understood what it meant
🍑 3. ちょうど: “exactly, just right”.
Something that is just right, neither too little nor too much, neither over nor under
e.g.1: 今日の天気はちょうどいいですね The weather today is just right
e.g.2: 今ちょうど9時30分です It is exactly 9:30 now
🍑 4. 今(いま)にも: “soon, at any moment”. Predicting something about to happen
今にも雨降りそうだ It looks as if it will rain at any moment.
彼は今にもここに来るでしょう He is sure to be here any minute now
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | もう | mō | already | |
| 2 | まだ | mada | still, not yet | |
| 3 | 今 | いま | ima | now |
| 4 | 直ぐ | すぐ | sugu | immediately |
| 5 | かなり | kanari | fairly | |
| 6 | ずっと | zutto | all along, for ages | |
| 7 | 大抵 | たいてい | taitei | usually |
| 8 | とても | totemo | very | |
| 9 | 結構 | けっこう | kekkō | quite |
| 10 | 多分 | たぶん | tabun | probably |
| 11 | きっと | kitto | surely | |
| 12 | 若し | もし | moshi | if |
| 13 | 是非 | ぜひ | zehi | definitely |
| 14 | 先ず | まず | mazu | first of all |
| 15 | やっと | yatto | at last | |
| 16 | 丁度 | ちょうど | chōdo | exactly |
| 17 | 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐ | massugu | straight |
| 18 | そろそろ | そろそろ | sorosoro | soon |
| 19 | 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい | isshō kennmei | with all your might |
| 20 | 一緒に | いっしょに | issho ni | together |
| 21 | しっかり | shikkari | firmly | |
| 22 | はっきり | hakkiri | clearly | |
| 23 | やはり/やっぱり | yahari / yappari | just as expected | |
| 24 | 決して~ない | けっして~ない | kesshite ~ nai | absolutely not |
| 25 | たまに | tamani | occasionally | |
| 26 | 随分 | ずいぶん | zuibun | a great deal |
| 27 | もっと | motto | more | |
| 28 | 少し / ちょっと | すこし/ちょっと | sukoshi / chotto | a little |
| 29 | 殆ど | ほとんど | hotondo | almost |
| 30 | 一杯 | いっぱい | ippai | a lot |
| 31 | 気軽に | きがるに | kigaruni | comfortably |
| 32 | どんどん | dondon | one after another | |
| 33 | 段々 | だんだん | dandan | gradually |
| 34 | 暫く | しばらく | shibaraku | for a while |
| 35 | 結局 | けっきょく | kekkyoku | in the end |
| 36 | 確か | たしか | tashika | surely |
| 37 | 十分 | じゅうぶん | jūbun | enough |
| 38 | すっかり | sukkari | completely | |
| 39 | 態々 | わざわざ | wazawaza | to go out of your way |
| 40 | 意外に | いがいに | igaini | unexpectedly |
| 41 | いよいよ | iyoiyo | finally | |
| 42 | やがて | yagate | before long | |
| 43 | 間もなく | まもなく | mamonaku | soon |
| 44 | うっかり | ukkari | absent-mindedly | |
| 45 | のんびり | nonbiri | at your ease | |
| 46 | ぎりぎり | girigiri | by a hair's breadth | |
| 47 | 全て/ 全部 | すべて / ぜんぶ | subete/ zenbu | all; the whole lot |
| 48 | 絶えず | たえず | taezu | constantly |
| 49 | 普通 | ふつう | futsū | normally |
| 50 | とうとう | とうとう | tōtō | in the end |
See also:
50 N4 Adjectives
130 Common Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words in the JLPT