N5 Vocabulary: Adverbs & function words — 61 words with readings
The Adverbs & function words topic has 61 common N5 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ああ | ああ | aa | Ah!, Oh! |
| あの | あの | ano | that over there; like that, that way; um... |
| 余り | あまり | amari | not very; surplus |
| いいえ | いいえ | iie | no, not at all |
| いかが | いかが | ikaga | how, in what way |
| いつ | いつ | itsu | when |
| 一緒 | いっしょ | issho | together |
| いつも | いつも | itsumo | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
| ええ | ええ | ee | yes |
| お～ | お | o | honorable ~ (honorific) |
| ～がる | がる | garu | feel |
| ～側 | がわ | gawa | ~ side |
| 下さい | ください | kudasai | (with te-form verb) please do for me |
| ～くらい; ぐらい | くらい; ぐらい | kurai; gurai | approximate (quantity) |
| 結構 | けっこう | kekkou | splendid; enough, tolerably |
| ～ころ; ～ごろ | ～ころ; ～ごろ | ~koro; ~goro | about, toward, approximately (time) |
| さあ | さあ | sā | come now, well |
| ～さん | ～さん | ~san | Mr. ~, Ms. ~ |
| しかし | しかし | shikashi | however; but |
| じゃ; じゃあ | じゃ; じゃあ | ja; jā | well, well then |
| ～中 | ～ちゅう | ~chū | during, while |
| ～すぎ | ～すぎ | ~sugi | past; to exceed, ~ too much |
| すぐに | すぐに | sugu ni | immediately, soon |
| 少し | すこし | sukoshi | little, few |
| ～ずつ | ～ずつ | ~zutsu | at a time |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ | zenbu | all, entire, whole |
| そう; そうです | そう; そうです | sō; sō desu | yes; appears, to be the case |
| そうして; そして | そうして; そして | sōshite; soshite | and, like that |
| それから | それから | sorekara | and then, after that |
| それでは | それでは | soredewa | in that situation, well then... |
| 大変 | たいへん | taihen | very; difficult, hard |
| ～だけ | だけ | dake | only ~, just ~, as ~ |
| 沢山 | たくさん | takusan | many, much |
| ～たち | たち | tachi | plural suffix |
| 多分 | たぶん | tabun | perhaps, probably, maybe |
| 段々 | だんだん | dandan | gradually, by degrees |
| ～中 | ちゅう | chuu | during, while ~ing |
| 丁度 | ちょうど | choudo | just, right, exactly |
| ちょっと | ちょっと | chotto | a little, somewhat; just a little, somewhat |
| では | では | dewa | then, well, so |
| でも | でも | demo | but, however |
| どう | どう | dou | how, in what way |
| どうして | どうして | doushite | why, for what reason |
| どうぞ | どうぞ | douzo | please, kindly, by all means |
| どうも | どうも | doumo | Thank you; somehow; no matter how hard one may try |
| 時々 | ときどき | tokidoki | sometimes |
| とても | とても | totemo | very (much), greatly, exceedingly |
| なぜ | なぜ | naze | why (same as どうして) |
| ～など | など | nado | et cetera |
| はい | はい | hai | yes |
| 初めて | はじめて | hajimete | for the first time |
| 外 | ほか | hoka | other, the rest |
| ～前 | まえ | mae | in front of ~ |
| また | また | mata | and; furthermore |
| まだ | まだ | mada | yet, still, besides |
| まっすぐ | まっすぐ | massugu | straight (ahead), direct |
| もう | もう | mō | already; again; more |
| もしもし | もしもし | moshimoshi | Hello? (used on the phone) |
| もっと | もっと | motto | more |
| ゆっくりと | ゆっくりと | yukkurito | slowly, at ease |
| よく | よく | yoku | frequently, often (much); well, skillfully |
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