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Japanese Adverbs

The document provides a list of Japanese mimetic words in romaji, kana, and English. The words describe various actions, emotions, sounds and states in a vivid, descriptive way like "dokidoki" for feeling nervous or excited and "geragera" for laughing loudly. It also includes some common Japanese adverbs and expressions. The list is organized with the Japanese, phonetic spelling, and English meaning provided for each word.

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Japanese Adverbs

The document provides a list of Japanese mimetic words in romaji, kana, and English. The words describe various actions, emotions, sounds and states in a vivid, descriptive way like "dokidoki" for feeling nervous or excited and "geragera" for laughing loudly. It also includes some common Japanese adverbs and expressions. The list is organized with the Japanese, phonetic spelling, and English meaning provided for each word.

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Romaji Kana English Kanji

Berabera べらべら (talk) on and on


Bikubiku びくびく nervously, timidly
Burabura ぶらぶら leisurely
Chibichibi ちびちび in sips
Chirachira ちらちら flicker, flutter
Dokidoki どきどき feel nervous, feel excited
Furafura ふらふら feel dizzy, be unsteady
Fuufuu ふうふう gasping for breath
Gabugabu がぶがぶ (drink) thirstily
Gamigami がみがみ (snap at someone) angrily
Gangan がんがん hear a ringing in one's ear
Gatagata がたがた rattle, tremble
Gatsugatsu がつがつ hungrily
Geragera げらげら (laugh) loudly
Gougou ごうごう with a road, with a rumble
Guragura ぐらぐら shake
Guruguru ぐるぐる around and around
Guuguu ぐうぐう (sleep) soundly, snore
Hakihaki はきはき clearly
Harahara はらはら feel nervous, feel uneasy
Hisohiso ひそひそ in whispers
Ikiiki いきいき be full of life
Iraira いらいら be irritated, be impatient
Isoiso いそいそ cheerfully
Kankan (ni) かんかん(に) (fume) with anger
Kirakira きらきら twinkle, sparkle
Kirikiri きりきり have a sharp pain
Korokoro ころころ roll
Kusukusu くすくす giggle, chuckle
Magomago まごまご be confused
Mojimoji もじもじ hesitantly
Morimori もりもり have a hearty appetite
Muzumuzu むずむず impatiently (eager)
Nikoniko にこにこ with a smile, happily
Niyaniya にやにや with a grin
Nobinobi のびのび feel relieved, feel refreshed
Pechakucha ぺちゃくちゃ (talk) noisily
Pekopeko ぺこぺこ with one's head bowed
Perapera ぺらぺら fluently, rapidly
Pinpin ぴんぴん be lively
Pokapoka ぽかぽか nice and warm
Poripori ぽりぽり munch
Poroporo ぽろぽろ (shed tears) in large drops
Punpun ぷんぷん in anger, in a huff
Rinrin りんりん jingle, tinkle
Shikushiku しくしく sob, weep
Shitoshito しとしと drizzle
Suyasuya すやすや (sleep) peacefully
Tobotobo とぼとぼ trudge
Urouro うろうろ wander about
Utouto うとうと doze, drowse
Waawaa わあわあ (weep) loudly, cheer
Wakuwaku わくわく be excited
Yoroyoro よろよろ stagger
Zaazaa ざあざあ (rain) cats and dogs
Zokuzoku ぞくぞく feel excited, shiver
Zorozoro ぞろぞろ in streams
Zukizuki ずきずき sting, throb

Aikawarazu あいかわらず as usual, as always 相変わらず


Ainiku あいにく unfortunately
Bonyari ぼんやり vacantly, absentmindedly
Chakuchaku ちゃくちゃく steadily, step by step 着々
Choudo ちょうど just, exactly
Dandan だんだん gradually, slowly
Gakkari がっかり be disappointed
Hakkiri はっきり clearly
Hatto はっと be startled, be taken back
Hissori ひっそり quietly, still
Hotto ほっと be relieved
Jojo ni じょじょに gradually, slowly
Kaette かえって on the contrary
Kanarazu かならず surely, without fail 必ず
Kekkyoku けっきょく after all, in the end 結局
Kichinto きちんと regularly, neatly
Kippari ひっぱり flatly, once and for all
Kitchiri きっちり exactly, perfectly
Kitto きっと surely, without fail
Kossori こっそり quietly, secretly
Mochiron もちろん of course, no doubt
Mutto むっと get angry, be offended
Narubeku なるべく if possible
Pittari ぴったり exactly, perfectly
Saiwai さいわい fortunately 幸い
Sappari さっぱり feel refreshed, feel relieved
Sassato さっさと quickly, hurriedly
Sekkaku せっかく kindly, especially
Sesseto せっせと diligently, laboriously
Shikkari しっかり steadily, firmly
Shonbori しょんぼり dejectedly
Sotto そっと quietly, softly
Sukkiri すっきり feel refreshed, feel fine
Tatoeba たとえば for instance 例えば
Tonikaku とにかく anyway, at any rate
Tsugitsugi つぎつぎ one after another 次々
Tsuide ni ついでに at the same time
Tsumari つまり that is to say
Uttori うっとり absorbedly, in a trance
Wazawaza わざわざ expressly, specially
Yahari やはり as expected, after all
Yappari やっぱり as expected, after all
Yukkuri ゆっくり slowly, leisurely
Yuttari ゆったり be spacious, be loose
Zokuzoku ぞくぞく one after another 続々

Romaji Kana English Kanji


Daibu だいぶ fairly, quite 大分
Ichiban いちばん most, -est 一番
Issou いっそう more, all the more
Jitsu ni じつに truly, indeed 実に
Kanari かなり fairly, considerably
Kiwamete きわめて very, extremely 極めて
Masumasu ますます more and more
Motto もっと more, -er
Mottomo もっとも most, -est 最も
Nakanaka なかなか quite, considerably
Ouini おういに very much, largely
Sara ni さらに even more, further 更に
Soutou そうとう fairly, considerably 相当
Taihen たいへん very, extremely 大変
Toku ni とくに specially, especially 特に
Totemo とても very, terribly
Zuibun ずいぶん very, awfully
Zutto ずっと by far, far more

Romaji Kana English Kanji


Chotto ちょっと a little, a bit
Daitai だいたい almost, roughly 大体
Hobo ほぼ almost, nearly
Hotondo ほとんど almost, nearly
Ippai いっぱい full
Juubun (ni) じゅうぶん(に) enough, fully 十分(に)
Minna/mina みんな/みんあ all
Mitchiri みっちり throughly
Oyoso/ouyoso およそ/おうよそ about, roughly
Seizei せいぜい at most
Subete すべて all
Sukoshi すこし a little, a bit 少し
Sukunakarazu すくなからず not a few, not a little 少なからず
Sukunakutomo すくなくとも at least 少なくとも
Tada ただ only, merely
Taitei たいてい usually, mostly
Takusan たくさん many, much, enough
Tan ni たんに only, merely 単に
Tappuri たっぷり full
Tatta たった only
Tsui つい just, only
Wazuka わずか a little, only
Yaku やく about, approximately 約
Zatto ざっと about, roughly

Romaji Kana English Kanji


Douzo どうぞ please
Douka どうか please
Zehi ぜひ by all means, without fail
Tabun たぶん probably 多分
Osoraku おそらく probably 恐らく
Tashika たしか perhaps, I suppose 確か
Douyara どうやら likely
Choudo ちょうど just like, as if
Marude まるで just like, as if
Samo さも as if
Atakamo あたかも as if

Romaji Kana English Kanji


Arakajime あらかじめ beforehand, in advance
Ato de あとで later, afterward 後で
Guuzen ぐうぜん unexpectedly, by chance 偶然
Hajimete はじめて for the first time 初めて
Ichiou いちおう once, briefly 一応
Itsumo いつも always, habitually
Ittan いったん once, temporarily
Izure いずれ soon, one of these days
Kanete かねて before, previously
Maemotte まえもって beforehand, in advance 前もって
Mamonaku まもなく soon, shortly 間もなく
Mata また again, once more
Mazu まず first 先ず
Mou sugu もうすぐ soon, before long
Nochihodo のちほど later, afterward 後ほど
Saki ni さきに before, ahead of, first 先に
Sakihodo さきほど a little while ago 先ほど
Sakki さっき a little while ago
Sassoku さっそく immediately 早速
Shibaraku しばらく for a while
Shibashiba しばしば often, frequently
Shikiri ni しきりに constantly, eagerly
Shuushi しゅうし throughout 終始
Sono uchi (ni) そのうち(に) soon, before long
Sudeni すでに already
Sugu (ni) すぐ(に) right away
Tabitabi たびたび often, frequently 度々
Tachimachi たちまち at once, in no time
Tadachi ni ただちに immediately, at once
Taezu たえず constantly, incessantly 絶えず
Tama ni たまに once In a great while
Tatta ima たったいま just now, a moment ago たった今
Tokidoki ときどき sometimes 時々
Toutou とうとう at least, finally
Tsui ni ついに at last, finally
Tsune ni つねに always, habitually 常に
Yagate やがて before long, in the end
Yatto やっと at last, barely
Youyaku ようやく at last, finally
Zutto ずっと all the time, all the way
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Romaji Kana English Kanji


Sukoshi mo すこしも (not) at all 少しも
Chittomo ちっとも (not) at all
Sappari さっぱり (not) at all
Kesshite けっして never, absolutely (not) 決して
Toutei とうてい (cannot) possibly
Taishite たいして (not) very, (not) much 大して
Metta ni めったに rarely, seldom
Kanarazu shi mo かならずしも (not) always 必ずしも
Rokuni ろくに (not) enough, (not) properly
Manzara まんざら (not) altogether
Masaka まさか Incredible!, I never thought...
Imasara いまさら now (when it is too late) 今さら

Romaji Kana English Kanji


Mada まだ still, (not) yet
Mou もう already, (not) anymore
Totemo とても very, (cannot) possibly
Amari あまり very, (not) very
Doumo どうも somehow, much
Hotondo ほとんど almost, hardly
Nakanaka なかなか quite, (not) easily
Zenzen ぜんぜん totally, (not) at all 全然
Issai いっさい all, (not) at all 一切
Betsu ni べつに separately, (not) especially 別に

Romaji Kana English Kanji


Dou どう in what way
Ikaga いかが how, how about
Doushite どうして why, how
Naze なぜ why
Ittai いったい What on earth! 一体
Moshi もし if
Man'ichi まんいち by any chance 万一
Tatoe たとえ even if

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