JLPT N5: Japanese Degree Words - Very, A Little, Not Very, How Much - MLC Japanese

Japanese Degree Words: Very, A Little, Not Very, How Much (JLPT N5)

Master Japanese degree expressions for JLPT N5: totemo/sugoku (very hot), chotto/sukoshi (a little hot), amari (not very hot), zenzen (not at all hot), donokurai/dorekurai (how much?). Learn with adjective examples like "Totemo atsui desu" (very hot) and negation patterns. Essential for nuanced descriptions!

JLPT N5 Degree Words: Very, A Bit, Not Very (Totemo, Chotto, Zenzen)

Japanese uses specific words for degrees—'totemo' for very positive, 'amari ~nai' for not very, 'zenzen ~nai' for complete negative.

Extent

Positive Degrees

  • とても あついです。Totemo atsui desu.
    すごく あついです。Sugoku atsui desu.
  • ちょっと あついです。Chotto atsui desu.
    すこし あついです。Sukoshi atsui desu.

Negative Degrees

  • あまり あつくないです。Amari atsukunai desu.
  • ぜんぜん あつくないです。Zenzen atsukunai desu.

How Much Questions

どのくらい、どのぐらい、どれぐらい、どれぐらい
  • どのくらい　donokurai
  • どのぐらい　donogurai
  • どれくらい　dorekurai
  • どれぐらい　doregurai

Updated Dec. 2025