Nonohmic properties of ZnO ceramics with various small amounts of additives were studied in relation to sintering temperature and additive content. The kinds of additives used were basic additives ($Bi_2O_3$, $BaCO_3$, $MnCO_3$, $Cr_2O_3$) and $KNO_3$ Especially this study has focused on the effects of $KNO_3$ in ZnO ceramics with basic additives. SEM studies indicated that microstructures of ZnO, $KNO_3$ and basic additives showed homogenuous grain size in comparison to ZnO and basic additives compounds. The nonohmic exponent ($alpha$) in ZnO, $KNO_3$ and basic additives component were measured as high as 40.