This is a complete particle list of every particle in the Japanese language organized in roman alphabetical order, labeled by JLPT level.
Japanese particles, 助詞 (joshi), are suffixes or short words in Japanese grammar that immediately follow the modified noun, verb, adjective, or sentence.
Some are similar to prepositions in English, though there is a wide variety of different uses and meanings.
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Japanese Particles Complete Study Guide
| # | Romaji | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | toka (de) | とか（で） | I heard that ~ | N2 |
| 102 | toka~toka | とか～とか | among other things; such as; like ~ | N4 |
| 103 | tokoro o | ところを | although (it is a certain time/condition); even though normally | N1 |
| 104 | tomo | とも | even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though ~ | N2 |
| 105 | toshite | として | as; in the role of ~ | N3 |
| 106 | tote | とて | even; even if/though ~ | N1 |
| 107 | towa | とは | I didn't know; I was surprised that; the fact that ~ | N1 |
| 108 | towa kagiranai | とは限らない【とはかぎらない】 | not necessarily so; is not always true | N3 |
| 109 | tsutsu | つつ | while; even though; despite ~ | N2 |
| 110 | tte | って | named; called ~ | N4 |
| 111 | tteba / ttara | ってば / ったら | speaking of; I told you already; come on (annoyance / dissatisfaction) | N1 |
| 112 | wa | わ | feminine sentence ending particle | N1 |
| 113 | wa - topic marker | は | topic marker | N5 |
| 114 | wa betsu toshite | は別として【はべつとして】 | aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not ~ | N3 |
| 115 | wa~wade | わ〜わで | and (listing negative things happening at the same time) | N1 |
| 116 | ya | や | and; or; connecting particle | N5 |
| 117 | ya ina ya | や否や【やいなや】 | as soon as; the moment ~ | N1 |
| 118 | yara~yara | やら～やら | such things as A and B; A and B and so on ~ | N2 |
| 119 | yare~yare | やれ～やれ | pattern to give two representative examples (usually negative) | N1 |
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| 120 | yo | よ | you know; emphasis (ending particle) | N5 |
| 121 | yori | より | than; rather than; more than ~ | N4 |
| 122 | yori | より [2] | from~ (a time, place, or person) | N2 |
| 123 | yori ~hou ga | より～ほうが | [2] is more than [1] | N5 |
| 124 | yorimo | よりも | in comparison to; rather than; more than ~ | N3 |
| 125 | zo / ze | ぞ・ぜ | ending particle; adds force or indicates command | N1 |
Total Japanese Particles Lessons (125)
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