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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | hodo~nai | ほど～ない | is not as… as~ | N3 |
| 102 | hou ga ii | ほうがいい | had better; it'd be better to; should~ | N5 |
| 103 | i-adjectives | い-adjectives | i-adjectives | N5 |
| 104 | ichiban | 一番（いちばん） | the most; the best | N5 |
| 105 | ichido ni | 一度に（いちどに） | all at once | N3 |
| 106 | ichiou | 一応（いちおう） | more or less; pretty much; roughly; tentatively~ | N2 |
| 107 | igai | 以外（いがい） | with the exception of; excepting~ | N2 |
| 108 | ijou ni | 以上に（いじょうに） | more than; not less than; beyond~ | N2 |
| 109 | ijou wa | 以上は（いじょうは） | because; since; seeing that~ | N2 |
| 110 | ikinari | いきなり | abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning | N2 |
| 111 | ikki ni | 一気に（いっきに） | in one go; without stopping; all at once; immediately; instantly; right away~ | N2 |
| 112 | ikou kei - volitional form | 意向形 （いこうけい） | volitional form; let's do~ | N4 |
| 113 | ikura~temo | いくら～ても | no matter how~ | N3 |
| 114 | ippou da | 一方だ（いっぽうだ） | more and more; continue to~ | N3 |
| 115 | ippou de | 一方で（いっぽうで） | on one hand, on the other hand; although~ | N2 |
| 116 | irassharu | いらっしゃる | to be; to come; to go (polite version) | N4 |
| 117 | issho ni | 一緒に（いっしょに） | together | N5 |
| 118 | itashimasu | いたします | to do (polite form of する) | N4 |
| 119 | itsumo | いつも | always; usually; habitually | N5 |
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| 120 | ittai | 一体（いったい） | emphasis; what on earth; what in the world~ | N3 |
| 121 | iwayuru | いわゆる | what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak | N2 |
| 122 | iyoiyo | いよいよ | at last; finally; beyond doubt | N2 |
| 123 | janai | じゃない | maybe; most likely; confirmation of information; express surprise towards listener | N3 |
| 124 | janai / dewa nai | じゃない・ではない | to not be (am not; is not; are not) | N5 |
| 125 | janai ka | じゃないか | right? isn't it? let's~; confirmation | N4 |
| 126 | jou | 上（じょう） | for the sake of; from the standpoint of; as a matter of; in terms of~ | N2 |
| 127 | ka | か | question particle | N5 |
| 128 | ka dou ka | かどうか | whether or not~ | N4 |
| 129 | ka nani ka | か何か（かなにか） | or something~ | N3 |
| 130 | ka no you ni | かのように | as if; just like~ | N2 |
| 131 | ka shira | かしら | I wonder~ | N4 |
| 132 | ka to omottara | かと思ったら（かとおもったら） | just when; no sooner than~ | N2 |
| 133 | ka~ka | か～か | or | N5 |
| 134 | ka~nai ka no uchi ni | か～ないかのうちに | just as; right after; as soon as~ | N2 |
| 135 | kaette | かえって | on the contrary; rather; all the more; surprisingly~ | N2 |
| 136 | kagiri | 限り（かぎり） | as long as; while… is the case; as far as; while~ | N2 |
| 137 | kagiri da | 限りだ（かぎりだ） | to feel strongly | N1 |
| 138 | kai | かい | turns a sentence into a yes/no question | N4 |
| 139 | kai ga aru | 甲斐がある（かいがある） | it’s worth one’s efforts to do something | N2 |
| 140 | kakeru | かける | half-; not yet finished; in the middle of~ | N3 |
| 141 | kamo shirenai | かもしれない | might; perhaps; indicates possibility | N4 |
| 142 | kana | かな | I wonder; should I? | N4 |
| 143 | kanenai | かねない | (someone) might do something; something might happen | N2 |
| 144 | kaneru | かねる | unable to do something; can’t do something | N2 |
| 145 | kara | から | because; since; from | N5 |
| 146 | kara aru / kara suru / kara no | からある/からする/からの | at least; approximately X or more | N1 |
| 147 | kara iu to | から言うと（からいうと） | in terms of; from the point of view of~ | N2 |
| 148 | kara koso | からこそ | precisely because~ | N2 |
| 149 | kara miru to | から見ると（からみると） | from the point of view of; by the look of; judging from~ | N2 |
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| 150 | kara niwa | からには | now that; since; so long as; because~ | N2 |
| 151 | kara shite | からして | judging from; based on; since; from; even~ | N2 |
| 152 | kara suru to / kara sureba | からすると / からすれば | judging from; considering; by the look of~ | N2 |
| 153 | kara to itte | からと言って（からといって） | just because; even if; even though~ | N2 |
| 154 | kara tsukuru | から作る（からつくる） | made from; made with | N4 |
| 155 | kara~ni kakete | から〜にかけて | through; from [A] to [B] | N3 |
| 156 | kata | 方（かた） | the way of doing something; how to do | N5 |
| 157 | katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; for the purpose of | N1 |
| 158 | katawara | かたわら | while; at the same time; in addition | N1 |
| 159 | kawari ni | 代わりに（かわりに） | instead of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for | N3 |
| 160 | kedo | けど | but; however; although~ | N5 |
| 161 | kekka | 結果（けっか） | as a result of; after~ | N3 |
| 162 | kekkyoku | 結局（けっきょく） | after all; eventually; in the end~ | N3 |
| 163 | keredo mo | けれども | but; however; although~ | N5 |
| 164 | kesshite~nai | 決して～ない（けっして～ない） | never; by no means~ | N3 |
| 165 | kirenai | 切れない（きれない） | unable to do; too much to finish/complete | N3 |
| 166 | kiri | きり | only; just; since; after~ | N3 |
| 167 | kiru | 切る（きる） | to do something completely to the end | N3 |
| 168 | kitto | きっと | surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely | N4 |
| 169 | kke | っけ | a casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember | N3 |
| 170 | kkonai | っこない | no chance of; …is definitely not possible | N2 |
| 171 | komu | 込む（こむ） | to do something for a long time or to move something inside | N3 |
| 172 | koro / goro | 頃（ころ / ごろ） | around; about; when | N4 |
| 173 | koso | こそ | for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely~ | N3 |
| 174 | koso are | こそあれ | although; even though | N1 |
| 175 | koso ga/keredo | こそ「～が・けれど」 | but; although (emphasis) | N1 |
| 176 | koso sure | こそすれ | only the first point is true, the second point cannot be true | N1 |
| 177 | koto | こと | (must) do | N3 |
| 178 | koto | こと | Verb nominalizer | N4 |
| 179 | koto da | ことだ | should do~ (used for suggestions or giving advice) | N2 |
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| 180 | koto dakara | ことだから | because; since~ | N2 |
| 181 | koto ga aru | ことがある | there are times when | N4 |
| 182 | koto ga dekiru | ことができる | can; able to | N4 |
| 183 | koto ka | ことか | how…!; what…! | N2 |
| 184 | koto kara | ことから | from the fact that~ | N3 |
| 185 | koto naku | ことなく | without doing something even once | N2 |
| 186 | koto nashi ni | ことなしに | without doing something | N1 |
| 187 | koto ni | ことに | emphasize speaker's feelings; to my (surprise/etc) | N2 |
| 188 | koto ni naru | ことになる | It has been decided that..; it turns out that.. | N4 |
| 189 | koto ni natteiru | ことになっている | to be expected to; to be scheduled to; it has been decided as a rule that | N3 |
| 190 | koto ni suru | ことにする | to decide on | N4 |
| 191 | koto niwa naranai | ことにはならない | just because… doesn’t mean~ | N2 |
| 192 | koto no nai you ni | ことのないように | so as not to; to not~ | N1 |
| 193 | koto wa nai | ことはない | there is no need to; (something) never happens; there is no possibility that~ | N3 |
| 194 | koto wa~ga | ことは～が | although; but~ | N3 |
| 195 | ku suru | くする | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 196 | kurai / gurai | くらい・ぐらい | approximately; about; around; to the extent~ | N3 |
| 197 | kurai nara | くらいなら | rather than (do ...) | N1 |
| 198 | kurai no mono da | くらいのものだ | only (emphasis) | N1 |
| 199 | kuse ni | くせに | and yet; although; despite the fact that~ | N3 |
| 200 | kuse shite | くせして | although~; despite the fact that~; even though~ | N2 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (681)
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