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 |
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| 101 | ichiban | 一番（いちばん） | the most; the best | N5 |
| 102 | ichido ni | 一度に（いちどに） | all at once | N3 |
| 103 | ichiou | 一応（いちおう） | more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; not perfectly; sort of; tentatively | N2 |
| 104 | igai | 以外（いがい） | with the exception of; excepting | N2 |
| 105 | ijou ni | 以上に（いじょうに） | more than; not less than | N2 |
| 106 | ijou wa | 以上は（いじょうは） | because | N2 |
| 107 | ikou kei - volitional form | 意向形 （いこうけい） | volitional form; let's do ~. | N4 |
| 108 | ikura~temo | いくら～ても | no matter how | N3 |
| 109 | ippou da | 一方だ（いっぽうだ） | more and more, continue to | N3 |
| 110 | ippou de | 一方で（いっぽうで） | on one hand, on the other hand | N3 |
| 111 | irassharu | いらっしゃる | to be; to come; to go (polite version) | N4 |
| 112 | issho ni | 一緒に（いっしょに） | together | N5 |
| 113 | itashimasu | いたします | to do (polite form of する) | N4 |
| 114 | itsumo | いつも | always; usually; habitually | N5 |
| 115 | iyoiyo | いよいよ | at last; finally; beyond doubt | N2 |
| 116 | janai | じゃない | maybe; most likely; confirmation of information; express surprise towards listener | N3 |
| 117 | janai / dewa nai | じゃない・ではない | to not be (am not; is not; are not) | N5 |
| 118 | janai ka | じゃないか | right? isn't it? let's~; confirmation | N4 |
| 119 | jou | 上（じょう） | for the sake of; from the standpoint of; as a matter of; in terms of | N2 |
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| 120 | ka | か | question particle | N5 |
| 121 | ka dou ka | かどうか | whether or not | N4 |
| 122 | ka no you ni | かのように | as if; just like | N2 |
| 123 | ka shira | かしら | I wonder | N4 |
| 124 | ka~ka | か～か | or | N5 |
| 125 | ka~nai ka no uchi ni | か～ないかのうちに | right after; as soon as | N2 |
| 126 | kagiri | 限り（かぎり） | as long as; while… is the case; as far as; while | N2 |
| 127 | kagiri da | 限りだ（かぎりだ） | to feel strongly | N1 |
| 128 | kai | かい | turns a sentence into a yes/no question | N4 |
| 129 | kakeru | かける | half-; not yet finished; in the middle of | N3 |
| 130 | kamo shirenai | かもしれない | might; perhaps; indicates possibility | N4 |
| 131 | kana | かな | I wonder; should I? | N4 |
| 132 | kanenai | かねない | (someone) might do something; something might happen | N2 |
| 133 | kaneru | かねる | unable to do something; can’t do something | N2 |
| 134 | kara | から | because; since; from | N5 |
| 135 | kara aru / kara suru / kara no | からある/からする/からの | at least; approximately X or more | N1 |
| 136 | kara iu to | から言うと（からいうと） | in terms of; from the point of view of | N2 |
| 137 | kara koso | からこそ | precisely because | N2 |
| 138 | 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 |
| 139 | kara niwa | からには | now that; since; so long as; because | N2 |
| 140 | kara shite | からして | judging from; based on; since; from; even | N2 |
| 141 | kara suru to / kara sureba | からすると / からすれば | judging from; considering; by the look of | N2 |
| 142 | kara to itte | からといって | just because | N2 |
| 143 | kara tsukuru | から作る（からつくる） | made from; made with | N4 |
| 144 | kara~ni kakete | から〜にかけて | from [A] to [B] | N3 |
| 145 | kata | 方（かた） | the way of doing something; how to do | N5 |
| 146 | katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; for the purpose of | N1 |
| 147 | katawara | かたわら | while; at the same time; in addition | N1 |
| 148 | kawari ni | 代わりに（かわりに） | Instead of; in exchange for; in return | N3 |
| 149 | kedo | けど | but; however; although | N5 |
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| 150 | kekka | 結果（けっか） | as a result of; after | N3 |
| 151 | kekkyoku | 結局（けっきょく） | after all; eventually; in the end | N3 |
| 152 | keredo mo | けれども | but; however; although | N5 |
| 153 | kesshite~nai | 決して～ない（けっして～ない） | never, by no means | N3 |
| 154 | kirenai | 切れない（きれない） | being too much to finish or complete | N3 |
| 155 | kiri | きり | only; just | N3 |
| 156 | kiru | 切る（きる） | to do something completely to the end | N3 |
| 157 | kitto | きっと | surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely | N4 |
| 158 | kke | っけ | ~?; recalling information; asking for confirmation | N3 |
| 159 | kkonai | っこない | no chance of; …is definitely not possible | N2 |
| 160 | koro / goro | 頃（ころ / ごろ） | around; about; when | N4 |
| 161 | koso | こそ | for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely | N3 |
| 162 | koso are | こそあれ | although; even though | N1 |
| 163 | koso ga/keredo | こそ「～が・けれど」 | but; although (emphasis) | N1 |
| 164 | koso sure | こそすれ | only the first point is true, the second point cannot be true | N1 |
| 165 | koto | こと | (must) do | N3 |
| 166 | koto | こと | Verb nominalizer | N4 |
| 167 | koto da | ことだ | should (used for suggestions / advice) | N3 |
| 168 | koto dakara | ことだから | because; since | N2 |
| 169 | koto ga aru | ことがある | there are times when | N4 |
| 170 | koto ga dekiru | ことができる | can; able to | N4 |
| 171 | koto ka | ことか | how…!; what…! | N3 |
| 172 | koto kara | ことから | from the fact that… | N3 |
| 173 | koto naku | ことなく | without doing something even once | N2 |
| 174 | koto nashi ni | ことなしに | without doing something | N1 |
| 175 | koto ni | ことに | to my…; ~ly | N3 |
| 176 | koto ni naru | ことになる | It has been decided that..; it turns out that.. | N4 |
| 177 | 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 |
| 178 | koto ni suru | ことにする | to decide on | N4 |
| 179 | koto niwa naranai | ことにはならない | just because… doesn’t mean… | N2 |
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| 180 | koto no nai you ni | ことのないように | so as not to; to not | N1 |
| 181 | koto wa nai | ことはない | there is no need to; (something) never happens; there is no possibility that | N3 |
| 182 | koto wa~ga | ことは～が | although; but | N3 |
| 183 | ku suru | くする | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 184 | kurai / gurai | くらい・ぐらい | approximately; about; around; to the extent | N3 |
| 185 | kurai nara | くらいなら | rather than (do ...) | N1 |
| 186 | kurai no mono da | くらいのものだ | only (emphasis) | N1 |
| 187 | kuse ni | くせに | although; despite; even though | N3 |
| 188 | kyuu ni | 急に（きゅうに） | suddenly | N4 |
| 189 | mada | まだ | still; not yet | N5 |
| 190 | mada ~te imasen | まだ～ていません | have not yet | N5 |
| 191 | madashimo | まだしも | would be better; better; rather; if it were | N2 |
| 192 | made | まで | until ~; as far as ~; to (an extent); even ~ | N5 |
| 193 | made da | までだ | only; just; nothing else | N1 |
| 194 | made mo nai | までもない | it is not necessary to~ | N1 |
| 195 | made ni | までに | by; by the time; indicates time limit | N4 |
| 196 | mae ni | 前に（まえに） | before ~; in front of ~ | N5 |
| 197 | mai | まい | will not; will probably not; intend not to; must not | N2 |
| 198 | mama | まま | as it is; current state; without changing | N4 |
| 199 | mamire | まみれ | covered with; stained; smeared with | N1 |
| 200 | maru de | まるで | as if, as though | N3 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (595)
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