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 | ga kikkake de / o kikkake ni | がきっかけで / をきっかけに | with… as a start; as a result of; taking advantage of ~ | N2 |
| 102 | ga suru | がする | to smell; hear; taste | N4 |
| 103 | ga/mo~nara, ~mo~da | が/も～なら、～も～だ | negative connection/comparison (like father like son) | N1 |
| 104 | gachi | がち | tend to; tendency to; frequently; often; to do something easily | N3 |
| 105 | gamashii | がましい | look like; sound like; approximate; similar to; somewhat like ~ | N1 |
| 106 | gari | がり | personality (someone tends to; has a tendency to; has a sensitivity to ~) | N4 |
| 107 | garu / gatteiru | がる / がっている | to show signs of; to appear; to feel, to think ~ | N4 |
| 108 | gatai | がたい | very difficult to; hard to ~ | N3 |
| 109 | gatera | がてら | while; on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally ~ | N1 |
| 110 | ge | げ | looks like; seems like; appears to ~ | N2 |
| 111 | gimi | 気味（ぎみ） | -like; -looking; -looked; tending to ~ | N3 |
| 112 | goto ni | ごとに | each; every; at intervals of ~ | N3 |
| 113 | gotoki / gotoku / gotoshi | ごとき / ごとく / ごとし | like; as if; the same as ~ | N1 |
| 114 | gozaimasu | ございます | to be, to exist (the polite form of いる/ある) | N4 |
| 115 | gurumi | ぐるみ | together (with); -wide | N1 |
| 116 | gyaku ni | 逆に（ぎゃくに） | conversely; on the contrary ~ | N2 |
| 117 | hajimeru | 始める（はじめる） | to start; to begin to ~ | N4 |
| 118 | hame ni naru | 羽目になる（はめになる） | to get stuck with; to end up with (something unpleasant) | N1 |
| 119 | hanmen | 反面（はんめん） | while, although; on the other hand~ | N2 |
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| 120 | hatashite | 果たして（はたして） | as was expected; sure enough; really; actually ~ | N2 |
| 121 | hazu da | はずだ | it must be; it should be (expectation) | N4 |
| 122 | hazu ga nai | はずがない | cannot be (impossible) | N4 |
| 123 | hitsuyou ga aru | 必要がある（ひつようがある） | need to; it is necessary to | N4 |
| 124 | hodo | ほど | degree; extent; bounds; upper limit | N3 |
| 125 | hodo no koto dewa nai | ほどのことではない | it's not worth; no need to ~ | N1 |
| 126 | hodo~nai | ほど～ない | is not as… as ~ | N3 |
| 127 | hou ga ii | ほうがいい | had better; it'd be better to; should ~ | N5 |
| 128 | hou ga mashi da | ほうがましだ | better than; would rather ~ | N1 |
| 129 | houdai | 放題（ほうだい） | doing as one pleases; to one's heart's content; leaving uncontrolled | N1 |
| 130 | i-adjectives | い-adjectives | i-adjectives | N5 |
| 131 | ichiban | 一番（いちばん） | the most; the best | N5 |
| 132 | ichido ni | 一度に（いちどに） | all at once | N3 |
| 133 | ichiou | 一応（いちおう） | more or less; pretty much; roughly; tentatively ~ | N2 |
| 134 | igai | 以外（いがい） | with the exception of; excepting ~ | N2 |
| 135 | ijou ni | 以上に（いじょうに） | more than; not less than; beyond ~ | N2 |
| 136 | ijou wa | 以上は（いじょうは） | because; since; seeing that ~ | N2 |
| 137 | ikan da / ikan dewa / ikan ni yotte wa | いかんだ / いかんでは / いかんによっては | in accordance with; depending on; whether or not ~ | N1 |
| 138 | ikan ni kakawarazu / ikan ni yorazu / ikan o towazu | いかんにかかわらず / いかんによらず / いかんをとわず | regardless of; whether or not; doesn't matter whether ~ | N1 |
| 139 | ikanaru | いかなる | any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever | N1 |
| 140 | ikani | いかに | how; in what way; how much; to what extent | N1 |
| 141 | ikani mo | いかにも | indeed; really; truly; just (like); very; extremely ~ | N1 |
| 142 | ikinari | いきなり | abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning | N2 |
| 143 | ikki ni | 一気に（いっきに） | in one go; without stopping; all at once; immediately; instantly; right away ~ | N2 |
| 144 | ikou kei - volitional form | 意向形 （いこうけい） | volitional form; let's do ~ | N4 |
| 145 | ikura~temo | いくら～ても | no matter how ~ | N3 |
| 146 | ippou da | 一方だ（いっぽうだ） | more and more; continue to ~ | N3 |
| 147 | ippou de | 一方で（いっぽうで） | on one hand, on the other hand; although ~ | N2 |
| 148 | irassharu | いらっしゃる | to be; to come; to go (polite version) | N4 |
| 149 | issho ni | 一緒に（いっしょに） | together | N5 |
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| 150 | itashimasu | いたします | to do (polite form of する) | N4 |
| 151 | itsumo | いつも | always; usually; habitually | N5 |
| 152 | ittai | 一体（いったい） | emphasis; what on earth; what in the world | N3 |
| 153 | iwayuru | いわゆる | what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak | N2 |
| 154 | iyoiyo | いよいよ | at last; finally; beyond doubt | N2 |
| 155 | izure ni shitemo / izure ni shiro / izure ni seyo | いずれにしても / いずれにしろ / いずれにせよ | anyhow; anyway; either way; in any case ~ | N1 |
| 156 | janai | じゃない | maybe; most likely; confirmation of information; express surprise towards listener | N3 |
| 157 | janai / dewa nai | じゃない・ではない | to not be (am not; is not; are not) | N5 |
| 158 | janai ka | じゃないか | right? isn't it? let's~; confirmation | N4 |
| 159 | jimita | じみた | to become; to appear like; to look like; tainted with ~ | N1 |
| 160 | jou | 上（じょう） | for the sake of; from the standpoint of; as a matter of; in terms of ~ | N2 |
| 161 | ka | か | question particle | N5 |
| 162 | ka dou ka | かどうか | whether or not ~ | N4 |
| 163 | ka ina ka | か否か（かいなか） | whether or not ~ | N1 |
| 164 | ka nani ka | か何か（かなにか） | or something ~ | N3 |
| 165 | ka no you ni | かのように | as if; just like ~ | N2 |
| 166 | ka shira | かしら | I wonder (feminine) | N4 |
| 167 | ka to omoikiya | かと思いきや（かとおもいきや） | contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ~ | N1 |
| 168 | ka to omottara | かと思ったら（かとおもったら） | just when; no sooner than ~ | N2 |
| 169 | ka~ka | か～か | or | N5 |
| 170 | ka~nai ka no uchi ni | か～ないかのうちに | just as; right after; as soon as ~ | N2 |
| 171 | kaette | かえって | on the contrary; rather; all the more; surprisingly ~ | N2 |
| 172 | kagiri | 限り（かぎり） | as long as; while… is the case; as far as; while ~ | N2 |
| 173 | kagiri da | 限りだ（かぎりだ） | to feel strongly | N1 |
| 174 | kai | かい | turns a sentence into a yes/no question | N4 |
| 175 | kai ga aru | 甲斐がある（かいがある） | it’s worth one’s efforts to do something | N2 |
| 176 | kai mo naku | 甲斐もなく（かいもなく） | despite; even though ~ | N1 |
| 177 | kakeru | かける | half-; not yet finished; in the middle of~ | N3 |
| 178 | kamo shirenai | かもしれない | might; perhaps; indicates possibility | N4 |
| 179 | kana | かな | I wonder; should I? | N4 |
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| 180 | kanenai | かねない | (someone) might do something; something might happen | N2 |
| 181 | kaneru | かねる | unable to do something; can’t do something | N2 |
| 182 | kanousei ga aru | 可能性がある（かのうせいがある） | may/might; there’s a possibility that ~ | N1 |
| 183 | kara | から | because; since; from | N5 |
| 184 | kara aru / kara suru / kara no | からある / からする / からの | at least; as much as; as many as ~ | N1 |
| 185 | kara iu to | から言うと（からいうと） | in terms of; from the point of view of ~ | N2 |
| 186 | kara koso | からこそ | precisely because ~ | N2 |
| 187 | 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 |
| 188 | kara niwa | からには | now that; since; so long as; because ~ | N2 |
| 189 | kara shite | からして | judging from; based on; since; from; even ~ | N2 |
| 190 | kara suru to / kara sureba | からすると / からすれば | judging from; considering; by the look of ~ | N2 |
| 191 | kara to itte | からと言って（からといって） | just because; even if; even though ~ | N2 |
| 192 | kara tsukuru | から作る（からつくる） | made from; made with | N4 |
| 193 | kara~ni kakete | から〜にかけて | through; from [A] to [B] | N3 |
| 194 | kare~kare | かれ～かれ | sooner or later; more or less | N1 |
| 195 | kata | 方（かた） | the way of doing something; how to do ~ | N5 |
| 196 | katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; incidentally; for the purpose of ~ | N1 |
| 197 | katawara | かたわら | while; besides; at the same time; in addition | N1 |
| 198 | katsute | かつて | once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- | N1 |
| 199 | kawari ni | 代わりに（かわりに） | instead of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for | N3 |
| 200 | kedo | けど | but; however; although ~ | N5 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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