Japanese Grammar Database to Pass the JLPT
This is our complete JLPT grammar list for all of our Japanese grammar lessons from N5 to N1.
Each lesson is ranked according to appropriate JLPT grammar level and includes the meaning, translation notes, grammar structure, conjugations, example sentences, interactive aids and more.
You can also click on the level to see a list of grammar lessons for that level only.
Japanese grammar list for all JLPT levels
| # | English | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aete | 敢えて（あえて） | dare to; daringly; deliberately; purposely ~ | N1 |
| 2 | ageku | あげく | to end up; in the end; finally; after all ~ | N2 |
| 3 | ageru | 上げる（あげる） | to finish doing ~ | N3 |
| 4 | aida | 間（あいだ） | while; during; between ~ | N4 |
| 5 | aida ni | 間に（あいだに） | while; during~ something happened | N4 |
| 6 | akumade mo | あくまでも | to the end; persistently; absolutely; is still very ~ | N1 |
| 7 | amari | あまり | so much… that | N3 |
| 8 | amari ni mo | あまりにも | too much; so much… that; excessively ~ | N3 |
| 9 | amari~nai | あまり～ない | not very, not much ~ | N4 |
| 10 | an no jou | 案の定（あんのじょう） | just as one thought; as usual; sure enough | N1 |
| 11 | arakajime | あらかじめ | beforehand; in advance; previously | N1 |
| 12 | aruiwa | あるいは | or; either; maybe; perhaps; possibly ~ | N2 |
| 13 | ato de | 後で（あとで） | after~; later | N4 |
| 14 | atte no | あっての | which can exist solely due to the presence of; which owes everything to | N1 |
| 15 | au | 合う（あう） | do something together | N3 |
| 16 | ba | ば | conditional form; If [A] then [B] | N4 |
| 17 | ba ii | ばいい | should; can; it’d be good if ~ | N3 |
| 18 | ba koso | ばこそ | only because ~ | N1 |
| 19 | ba sore made da / tara sore made da | ばそれまでだ / たらそれまでだ | if… then it’s over | N1 |
| 20 | ba yokatta | ばよかった | should have; would have been better if ~ | N3 |
| 21 | ba~hodo | ば～ほど | the more… the more ~ | N3 |
| 22 | ba~noni | ば～のに | would have; should have; if only ~ | N3 |
| 23 | baai wa | 場合は（ばあいは） | in the event of; in the case that ~ | N4 |
| 24 | bakari | ばかり | only; nothing but ~ | N4 |
| 25 | bakari | ばかり | about, approximately ~ | N2 |
| 26 | bakari da | ばかりだ | continue to (go in negative direction) | N2 |
| 27 | bakari de | ばかりで | only; just ~ (negative description) | N3 |
| 28 | bakari denaku | ばかりでなく | not only... but also; as well as ~ | N3 |
| 29 | bakari ka | ばかりか | not only... but also; as well as ~ | N2 |
| 30 | bakari ni | ばかりに | simply because; on account of~ (negative result) | N2 |
| 31 | bekarazu / bekarazaru | べからず / べからざる | must not; should not; do not ~ | N1 |
| 32 | beki da | べきだ | should do; must do ~ | N3 |
| 33 | beki dewa nai | べきではない | should not do; must not do ~ | N3 |
| 34 | beku | べく | in order to; for the purpose of ~ | N1 |
| 35 | beku mo nai | べくもない | cannot possibly be ~ | N1 |
| 36 | beku shite | べくして | as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course | N1 |
| 37 | betsu ni~nai | 別に～ない（べつに～ない） | not really, not particularly | N3 |
| 38 | biru / bite / bita | びる / びて / びた | to seem to be; to appear; to behave as ~ | N1 |
| 39 | buri / ppuri | ぶり / っぷり | style; manner; way | N1 |
| 40 | buri ni | ぶりに | for the first time in (period of time) | N3 |
| 41 | buru / butte / butta | ぶる / ぶって / ぶった | assuming the air of; behaving like; to pretend / act like ~ | N1 |
| 42 | cha ikenai / ja ikenai | ちゃいけない・じゃいけない | must not do (spoken Japanese) | N5 |
| 43 | chinamini | ちなみに | by the way; in this connection; incidentally; (conjunction) | N2 |
| 44 | chitto mo~nai | ちっとも～ない | (not) at all; (not) in the least ~ | N2 |
| 45 | chuu / juu | 中（ちゅう） | currently; during; at some point; throughout; before the end of ~ | N3 |
| 46 | da / desu | だ / です | to be (am, is, are, were, used to) | N5 |
| 47 | dake | だけ | only; just; as much as ~ | N5 |
| 48 | dake | だけ | as much as ~ | N3 |
| 49 | dake atte | だけあって | being the case; precisely because; as expected from ~ | N2 |
| 50 | dake de | だけで | just by; just by doing | N4 |
| 51 | dake de naku | だけでなく | not only… but also ~ | N3 |
| 52 | dake mashi da | だけましだ | it’s better than; one should feel grateful for ~ | N2 |
| 53 | dake ni | だけに | being the case; precisely because; as one would expect | N2 |
| 54 | dake no koto wa aru | だけのことはある | no wonder; as expected of; not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it | N2 |
| 55 | dake wa | だけは | to do all that one can | N2 |
| 56 | dakedo | だけど | but; however; although; regarding ~ | N3 |
| 57 | dani / dani shinai | だに / だにしない | even; not even ~ | N1 |
| 58 | dano~dano | だの～だの | and; and the like; and so forth ~ | N1 |
| 59 | darake | だらけ | full of; covered with; a lot of (something undesirable) | N3 |
| 60 | darou | だろう | I think; it seems; probably; right? | N5 |
| 61 | darou ni | だろうに | (1) surely..., but ~; although... is likely, ~ (2) should have (regret); might / must have been ~ | N1 |
| 62 | dasu | 出す（だす） | to begin to; to start to; to burst into; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) | N4 |
| 63 | datte | だって | because; but; after all; even; too | N2 |
| 64 | de | で | in; at; on; by; with; via ~ | N5 |
| 65 | de are / de arou to | であれ / であろうと | whoever; whatever; however; even ~ | N1 |
| 66 | de are~de are | であれ～であれ | whether [A] or [B] | N1 |
| 67 | de gozaimasu | でございます | to be (honorific) | N4 |
| 68 | de shika nai | でしかない | merely; nothing but; no more than; there is only ~ | N2 |
| 69 | demo | でも | but; however; though ~ | N5 |
| 70 | demo | でも | ... or something; how about~ | N4 |
| 71 | demo ari~demo aru | でもあり～でもある | to also be; both… and ~ | N1 |
| 72 | demo nan demo nai / kumo nan tomo nai | でも何でもない / くも何ともない（でもなんでもない / くもなんともない） | not in the least; nothing like that | N1 |
| 73 | denakute nan darou | でなくてなんだろう | must be; is definitely ~ | N1 |
| 74 | deshou | でしょう | I think; it seems; probably; right? | N5 |
| 75 | dewa arumai ka | ではあるまいか | isn't it; I wonder if it’s not ~ | N1 |
| 76 | dewa arumai shi | ではあるまいし | it’s not like; it isn’t as if ~ | N1 |
| 77 | dewa nai ka | ではないか | right?; isn't it? | N4 |
| 78 | dewa sumanai | では済まない（ではすまない） | it doesn’t end with just ~; it will take more than ~ | N1 |
| 79 | dokoro dewa nai | どころではない | not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but ~ | N2 |
| 80 | dokoro ka | どころか | far from; anything but; let alone; not to mention; much less ~ | N2 |
| 81 | donna | どんな | what kind of; what sort of | N5 |
| 82 | donna ni~temo | どんなに～ても | no matter how (much) | N3 |
| 83 | dou nimo~nai | どうにも～ない | not … by any means; no matter how hard one tries, cannot ~ | N1 |
| 84 | dou yara | どうやら | possibly; apparently; seems like; somehow; barely ~ | N2 |
| 85 | douse | どうせ | anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; no matter what | N2 |
| 86 | doushite | どうして | why; for what reason; how | N5 |
| 87 | doushitemo | どうしても | no matter what; at any cost; after all ~ | N3 |
| 88 | douyatte | どうやって | how; in what way; by what means | N5 |
| 89 | enai | 得ない（えない） | unable to; cannot; it is not possible to ~ | N2 |
| 90 | eru / uru | 得る（える / うる） | can; to be able to; is possible to ~ | N2 |
| 91 | furi o suru | ふりをする | to pretend; to act as if ~ | N3 |
| 92 | futatabi | 再び（ふたたび） | again; once more | N2 |
| 93 | futo | ふと | suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally ~ | N3 |
| 94 | fuu ni | ふうに | this way; that way; in such a way; how | N2 |
| 95 | ga | が | subject marker; however; but ~ | N5 |
| 96 | ga arimasu | があります | there is; is (non-living things) | N5 |
| 97 | ga hayai ka | が早いか（がはやいか） | no sooner than; as soon as ~ | N1 |
| 98 | ga hitsuyou | が必要（がひつよう） | need; necessary | N4 |
| 99 | ga hoshii | がほしい | to want something | N5 |
| 100 | ga imasu | がいます | there is; to be; is (living things) | N5 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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