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.
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Japanese grammar list for all JLPT levels
| # | English | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
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| 201 | kekka | ็ตๆ๏ผใใฃใ๏ผ | as a result of; after ~ | N3 |
| 202 | kekkyoku | ็ตๅฑ๏ผใใฃใใใ๏ผ | after all; eventually; in the end ~ | N3 |
| 203 | keredo mo | ใใใฉใ | but; however; although ~ | N5 |
| 204 | kesshite~nai | ๆฑบใใฆ๏ฝใชใ๏ผใใฃใใฆ๏ฝใชใ๏ผ | never; by no means ~ | N3 |
| 205 | kirai ga aru | ๅซใใใใ๏ผใใใใใใ๏ผ | bad habit; to have a tendency to ~ | N1 |
| 206 | kirenai | ๅใใชใ๏ผใใใชใ๏ผ | unable to do; too much to finish/complete | N3 |
| 207 | kiri | ใใ | only; just; since; after ~ | N3 |
| 208 | kiri ga nai | ๅใใใชใ๏ผใใใใชใ๏ผ | endless; boundless; going on foreverโ; thereโs no end to ~ | N1 |
| 209 | kiru | ๅใ๏ผใใ๏ผ | to do something completely to the end | N3 |
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| 210 | kitte no | ใใฃใฆใฎ | the most / greatest โฆ of all | N1 |
| 211 | kitto | ใใฃใจ | surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely | N4 |
| 212 | kiwamaru / kiwamarinai | ๆฅตใพใ / ๆฅตใพใใชใ๏ผใใใพใ / ใใใพใใชใ๏ผ | extremely; very ~ | N1 |
| 213 | kke | ใฃใ | a casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember | N3 |
| 214 | kkonai | ใฃใใชใ | no chance of; โฆ is definitely not possible | N2 |
| 215 | komu | ่พผใ๏ผใใ๏ผ | to do something for a long time or to move something inside | N3 |
| 216 | koro / goro | ้ ๏ผใใ / ใใ๏ผ | around; about; when | N4 |
| 217 | koso | ใใ | for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely ~ | N3 |
| 218 | koso are | ใใใใ | although; even though ~ | N1 |
| 219 | koso sure | ใใใใ | and; although; but ~ | N1 |
| 220 | koso~ga/keredo | ใใใ๏ฝใใปใใใฉใ | but; although (emphasis) | N1 |
| 221 | koto | ใใจ | (must) do | N3 |
| 222 | koto | ใใจ | Verb nominalizer | N4 |
| 223 | koto da | ใใจใ | should do~ (used for suggestions or giving advice) | N2 |
| 224 | koto dakara | ใใจใ ใใ | because; since ~ | N2 |
| 225 | koto ga aru | ใใจใใใ | there are times when | N4 |
| 226 | koto ga dekiru | ใใจใใงใใ | can; able to | N4 |
| 227 | koto gotoku | ใใจใใจใ | altogether; entirely; completely ~ | N1 |
| 228 | koto ka | ใใจใ | howโฆ!; whatโฆ! | N2 |
| 229 | koto kara | ใใจใใ | from the fact that ~ | N3 |
| 230 | koto kono ue nai / kono ue nai / kono ue naku | ใใจใใฎไธใชใ / ใใฎไธใชใ / ใใฎไธใชใ๏ผใใจใใฎใใใชใ / ใใฎใใใชใ / ใใฎใใใชใ๏ผ | the most of all; the best; nothing is more ... than ~ | N1 |
| 231 | koto mo atte | ใใจใใใฃใฆ | partly because; also because of; plus the reason for ~ | N1 |
| 232 | koto naku | ใใจใชใ | without doing something even once | N2 |
| 233 | koto nashi ni | ใใจใชใใซ | without doing something | N1 |
| 234 | koto ni | ใใจใซ | emphasize speaker's feelings; to my (surprise/etc) | N2 |
| 235 | koto ni naru | ใใจใซใชใ | It has been decided that..; it turns out that.. | N4 |
| 236 | koto ni natteiru | ใใจใซใชใฃใฆใใ | to be expected to; to be scheduled to; it has been decided as a rule that | N3 |
| 237 | koto ni suru | ใใจใซใใ | to decide on | N4 |
| 238 | koto niwa naranai | ใใจใซใฏใชใใชใ | just becauseโฆ doesnโt mean ~ | N2 |
| 239 | koto no nai you ni | ใใจใฎใชใใใใซ | so as not to; to not ~ | N1 |
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| 240 | koto tote | ใใจใจใฆ | because; since ~ | N1 |
| 241 | koto wa nai | ใใจใฏใชใ | there is no need to; (something) never happens; there is no possibility that ~ | N3 |
| 242 | koto wa~ga | ใใจใฏ๏ฝใ | although; but ~ | N3 |
| 243 | ku suru | ใใใ | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 244 | kurai / gurai | ใใใใปใใใ | approximately; about; around; to the extent ~ | N3 |
| 245 | kurai nara | ใใใใชใ | rather than (do ...)โ | N1 |
| 246 | kurai no mono da | ใใใใฎใใฎใ | only (emphasis) | N1 |
| 247 | kuse ni | ใใใซ | and yet; although; despite the fact that ~ | N3 |
| 248 | kuse shite | ใใใใฆ | although; despite the fact that; even though ~ | N2 |
| 249 | kyuu ni | ๆฅใซ๏ผใใ ใใซ๏ผ | quickly; immediately; hastily; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly ~ | N4 |
| 250 | mada | ใพใ | still; not yet | N5 |
| 251 | mada ~te imasen | ใพใ ๏ฝใฆใใพใใ | have not yet ~ | N5 |
| 252 | madashimo | ใพใ ใใ | rather; betterโ ~ | N2 |
| 253 | made | ใพใง | until; as far as; to (an extent); even ~ | N5 |
| 254 | made da / made no koto da | ใพใงใ / ใพใงใฎใใจใ | only; just; nothing else | N1 |
| 255 | made mo nai / made mo naku | ใพใงใใชใ / ใพใงใใชใ | there's no need to; itโs not necessary to ~ | N1 |
| 256 | made ni | ใพใงใซ | by; by the time; indicates time limit | N4 |
| 257 | mae ni | ๅใซ๏ผใพใใซ๏ผ | before; in front of~ | N5 |
| 258 | mai | ใพใ | will not; will probably not; intend not to; must not ~ | N2 |
| 259 | majiki | ใพใใ | should not; must not ~ | N1 |
| 260 | makuru | ใพใใ | to do over and over again; to do relentlessly | N1 |
| 261 | mama | ใพใพ | as it is; current state; without changing ~ | N4 |
| 262 | mama ni | ใพใพใซ | as, to do as ~ | N2 |
| 263 | mamire | ใพใฟใ | covered with; stained; smeared with ~ | N1 |
| 264 | maru de | ใพใใง | as if; as though; just like ~ | N3 |
| 265 | marukkiri | ใพใใฃใใ | completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at allโ ~ | N1 |
| 266 | masaka | ใพใใ | there's no way; that's impossible; you must be joking | N3 |
| 267 | masen ka | ใพใใใ | would you; do you want to; shall we ~ | N5 |
| 268 | mashou | ใพใใใ | let's ~; shall we ~ | N5 |
| 269 | mashouka | ใพใใใใ | shall I ~; used to offer help to the listener | N5 |
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| 270 | matawa | ใพใใฏ | both; or; otherwiseโ; choice between [A] or [B] | N4 |
| 271 | mattaku~nai | ๅ จใ๏ฝใชใ๏ผใพใฃใใ๏ฝใชใ๏ผ | not at all ~ | N2 |
| 272 | meku | ใใ | seems; show signs of; to have the appearance of ~ | N1 |
| 273 | metta ni~nai | ใใฃใใซ๏ฝใชใ | hardly; rarely; seldom | N3 |
| 274 | mitai da | ใฟใใใ | like, similar to, resembling | N4 |
| 275 | mitai na | ใฟใใใช | like, similar to ~ | N4 |
| 276 | mitai ni | ใฟใใใซ | like; similar to ~ | N4 |
| 277 | mo | ใ | as many as; as much as; up to; nearly ~ | N4 |
| 278 | mo | ใ | too; also; as well | N5 |
| 279 | mo douzen da | ใๅ็ถใ ๏ผใใฉใใใใ ๏ผ | just like; same as~ | N1 |
| 280 | mo kamawazu | ใใใพใใ | without caring; without worrying about ~ | N2 |
| 281 | mo saru koto nagara | ใใใใใจใชใใ | one may well say so, but~; not only... but also ~ | N1 |
| 282 | mo shinai de | ใใใชใใง | without even doing ~ | N1 |
| 283 | mo touzen da | ใๅฝ็ถใ ๏ผใใจใใใใ ๏ผ | itโs only natural; no wonder; might as well ~ | N2 |
| 284 | mo~ba~mo | ใ๏ฝใฐ๏ฝใ | and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor | N3 |
| 285 | mohaya | ใใฏใ | already; now; no longer; not anymore | N1 |
| 286 | mono / mon | ใใฎ / ใใ | because; indicates reason/ excuse/ dissatisfaction | N2 |
| 287 | mono da | ใใฎใ | describe feeling; express memories; state fact | N2 |
| 288 | mono dakara | ใใฎใ ใใ | so; therefore; the reason for something | N2 |
| 289 | mono de | ใใฎใง | because; for that reason | N1 |
| 290 | mono dewa nai | ใใฎใงใฏใชใ | shouldnโt do something; itโs impossible to ~ | N2 |
| 291 | mono ga aru | ใใฎใใใ | there is such a thing; to be the case thatโ; feels like ~ | N2 |
| 292 | mono ka / mon ka | ใใฎใ / ใใใ | as if (something untrue were actually true); there's no way ~ | N2 |
| 293 | mono nara | ใใฎใชใ | if I/we could; if [A] is possible, then [B]; if one can do something, then ~ | N2 |
| 294 | mono o | ใใฎใ | if only; I wish; I'm sorry it's not actually (regret) | N1 |
| 295 | mono to omowareru / mono to mirareru | ใใฎใจๆใใใ / ใใฎใจ่ฆใใใ๏ผใใฎใจใใใใใ / ใใฎใจใฟใใใ๏ผ | to think; to suppose; it is believed/expected that ~ | N1 |
| 296 | mono to suru | ใใฎใจใใ | shall; to assume; understood as ~ | N1 |
| 297 | mono toshite | ใใฎใจใใฆ | to assume; to suppose; on the presumption that ~ | N1 |
| 298 | monono | ใใฎใฎ | but; although; even though ~ | N2 |
| 299 | moshika shitara | ใใใใใใ | perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance ~ | N3 |
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| 300 | moshikuwa | ใใใใฏ | or; otherwise | N1 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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