How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Japanese adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Japanese	English
再び	again
ほとんど	almost
すでに	already
また	also
下手に	badly
後ろに	behind
より良く	better
階下に	downstairs
他の場所で	elsewhere
遠くに	far
ついに	finally
ここに	here
前に	in front
遅く	late
少し	little
長い間	long time
たぶん	maybe
その間に	meanwhile
たくさん	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
それから	next
とりわけ	notably
しばしば	often
左に	on the left
だけ	only
あそこに	over there
速く	quickly
むしろ	rather
本当に	really
それほど	so much
時々	sometimes
まっすぐに	straight ahead
その次に	then
このように	thus
今日	today
明日	tomorrow
あまりに	too much
よく	well
昨日	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Japanese	English
絶対に	absolutely
確かに	admittedly
後方へ	backwards
以前に	beforehand
下に	below
偶然に	by chance
間違いなく	certainly
完全に	completely
現在	currently
直接	directly
際立って	distinctly
容易に	easily
途方もなく	enormously
本質的に	essentially
極めて	extremely
昔	formerly
幸いにも	fortunately
率直に	frankly
無料で	free of charge
これからは	from now on
直ちに	immediately
中に	inside
主に	mainly
普通は	normally
完璧に	perfectly
永久に	permanently
おそらく	probably
めったに	rarely
規則的に	regularly
比較的	relatively
真剣に	seriously
単に	simply
わずかに	slightly
もっぱら	solely
確実に	surely
残念ながら	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Japanese	English
突然に	abruptly
毎年	annually
大体	approximately
即座に	at once
落ち着いて	calmly
慎重に	cautiously
正しく	correctly
喜んで	gladly
正直に	honestly
親切に	kindly
毎月	monthly
騒がしく	noisily
たまに	occasionally
わざと	on purpose
丁寧に	politely
のんびりと	quietly
近いうちに	shortly
静かに	silently
心から	sincerely
急に	suddenly
体系的に	systematically
仮に	temporarily
いつもは	usually
漠然と	vaguely
目に見えて	visibly
困難に	with difficulty

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Japanese vocabulary on iPhone.