Adverbs of Degree in Japanese

Adverbs of degree in Japanese

1. 程度（強調）: Degree (emphasis))

2. はなはだ : Extremely (usually used for bad things)
Example : 彼が来ないとは、はなはだ残念だ。 : It is extremely regrettable that he isn't coming.

3. すこぶる : Extremely (usually used for good things)
Example : よく寝たせいか、すこぶる体調がいい。: Perhaps because I slept well, I feel extremely good.

4. 至(いた)って : Very (more than normal)
Example : この機械の操作は至って簡単です。: Operating this machine is very easy.

5. ごく : Very, extremely (emphasising a small quantity)
Example : その会議の欠席者は、ごくわずかだった。: Very few people were absent from that meeting.

6. やけに : Extremely, awfully (emphasising something strange or out of the ordinary)
Example : やけにご機嫌だね、何かあったの？: You're in an awfully good mood, has something happened?

7. いやに : Very, oddly (emphasising strangeness)
Example : いつも厳しい妻は、今日はいやにやさしい。: My wife, always strict, is oddly gentle today.

8. むやみに : Thoughtlessly, carelessly
Example : この木にはむやみに水をあげないほうがいい。: You shouldn't water this tree carelessly.

9. やたら（に/ と） : Extremely, immensely (without limit)
Example : 今日は、やたらとのどが渇(かわ)く。: I'm extremely thirsty today.

10. うんと : A very great deal
Example : いたずらをして、先生にうんとしかられた。: I misbehaved and got told off a great deal by the teacher.

11. むちゃくちゃ : Extremely, terribly (an abnormal degree)
Example : 山田の声は、むちゃくちゃ大きいんだよ。Yamada's voice is terribly loud.

12. よく：

Meaning 1: 何回も～する : often; frequently (doing something many times)
私は学生時代よく映画を見に行きました。
When I was a student I often went to the cinema

Meaning 2 :十分に／詳しく : thoroughly; clearly, in detail

よくわからなかったので先生に質問した。
I didn't understand it clearly, so I asked the teacher

See also:
80 N3 Adverbs to Remember
100 Japanese Adverbs That Come Up in the JLPT