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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| 201 | kekka | 結果（けっか） | as a result of; after ~ | N3 |
| 202 | kekkyoku | 結局（けっきょく） | after all; eventually; in the end ~ | N3 |
| 203 | keredo mo | けれども | but; however; although ~ | N5 |
| 204 | kesshite~nai | 決して～ない（けっして～ない） | never; by no means ~ | N3 |
| 205 | kirai ga aru | 嫌いがある（きらいがある） | bad habit; to have a tendency to ~ | N1 |
| 206 | kirenai | 切れない（きれない） | unable to do; too much to finish/complete | N3 |
| 207 | kiri | きり | only; just; since; after ~ | N3 |
| 208 | kiri ga nai | 切りがない（きりがない） | endless; boundless; going on forever; there’s no end to ~ | N1 |
| 209 | kiru | 切る（きる） | to do something completely to the end | N3 |
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| 210 | kitte no | きっての | the most / greatest … of all | N1 |
| 211 | kitto | きっと | surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely | N4 |
| 212 | kiwamaru / kiwamarinai | 極まる / 極まりない（きわまる / きわまりない） | extremely; very ~ | N1 |
| 213 | kke | っけ | a casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember | N3 |
| 214 | kkonai | っこない | no chance of; … is definitely not possible | N2 |
| 215 | komu | 込む（こむ） | to do something for a long time or to move something inside | N3 |
| 216 | koro / goro | 頃（ころ / ごろ） | around; about; when | N4 |
| 217 | koso | こそ | for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely ~ | N3 |
| 218 | koso are | こそあれ | although; even though ~ | N1 |
| 219 | koso sure | こそすれ | and; although; but ~ | N1 |
| 220 | koso~ga/keredo | こそ「～が・けれど」 | but; although (emphasis) | N1 |
| 221 | koto | こと | (must) do | N3 |
| 222 | koto | こと | Verb nominalizer | N4 |
| 223 | koto da | ことだ | should do~ (used for suggestions or giving advice) | N2 |
| 224 | koto dakara | ことだから | because; since ~ | N2 |
| 225 | koto ga aru | ことがある | there are times when | N4 |
| 226 | koto ga dekiru | ことができる | can; able to | N4 |
| 227 | koto gotoku | ことごとく | altogether; entirely; completely ~ | N1 |
| 228 | koto ka | ことか | how…!; what…! | N2 |
| 229 | koto kara | ことから | from the fact that ~ | N3 |
| 230 | koto kono ue nai / kono ue nai / kono ue naku | ことこの上ない / この上ない / この上なく（ことこのうえない / このうえない / このうえなく） | the most of all; the best; nothing is more ... than ~ | N1 |
| 231 | koto mo atte | こともあって | partly because; also because of; plus the reason for ~ | N1 |
| 232 | koto naku | ことなく | without doing something even once | N2 |
| 233 | koto nashi ni | ことなしに | without doing something | N1 |
| 234 | koto ni | ことに | emphasize speaker's feelings; to my (surprise/etc) | N2 |
| 235 | koto ni naru | ことになる | It has been decided that..; it turns out that.. | N4 |
| 236 | koto ni natteiru | ことになっている | expresses a standard, rule or expectation | N3 |
| 237 | koto ni suru | ことにする | to decide on | N4 |
| 238 | koto niwa naranai | ことにはならない | just because… doesn’t mean ~ | N2 |
| 239 | koto no nai you ni | ことのないように | so as not to; to not ~ | N1 |
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| 240 | koto tote | こととて | because; since ~ | N1 |
| 241 | koto wa nai | ことはない | there is no need to; (something) never happens; there is no possibility that ~ | N3 |
| 242 | koto wa~ga | ことは～が | although; but ~ | N3 |
| 243 | ku suru | くする | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 244 | kurai / gurai | くらい / ぐらい | approximately; about; around; to the extent ~ | N3 |
| 245 | kurai nara | くらいなら | rather than (do ...) | N1 |
| 246 | kurai no mono da | くらいのものだ | only (emphasis) | N1 |
| 247 | kuse ni | くせに | and yet; though; in spite of; despite ~ | N3 |
| 248 | kuse shite | くせして | although; despite the fact that; even though ~ | N2 |
| 249 | kyuu ni | 急に（きゅうに） | quickly; immediately; hastily; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly ~ | N4 |
| 250 | mada | まだ | still; not yet | N5 |
| 251 | mada ~te imasen | まだ～ていません | have not yet ~ | N5 |
| 252 | madashimo | まだしも | rather; better ~ | N2 |
| 253 | made | まで | until; as far as; to (an extent); even ~ | N5 |
| 254 | made da / made no koto da | までだ / までのことだ | only; just; nothing else | N1 |
| 255 | made mo nai / made mo naku | までもない / までもなく | there's no need to; it’s not necessary to ~ | N1 |
| 256 | made ni | までに | by; by the time; indicates time limit | N4 |
| 257 | mae ni | 前に（まえに） | before; in front of ~ | N5 |
| 258 | mai | まい | will not; will probably not; intend not to; must not ~ | N2 |
| 259 | majiki | まじき | should not; must not ~ | N1 |
| 260 | makuru | まくる | to do over and over again; to do relentlessly | N1 |
| 261 | mama | まま | as it is; current state; without changing | N4 |
| 262 | mama ni | ままに | as, to do as ~ | N2 |
| 263 | mamire | まみれ | covered with; stained; smeared with ~ | N1 |
| 264 | maru de | まるで | as if; as though; just like ~ | N3 |
| 265 | marukkiri | まるっきり | completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all ~ | N1 |
| 266 | masaka | まさか | there's no way; that's impossible; you must be joking | N3 |
| 267 | masen ka | ませんか | would you; do you want to; shall we ~ | N5 |
| 268 | mashou | ましょう | let's ~; shall we ~ | N5 |
| 269 | mashouka | ましょうか | shall I ~; used to offer help to the listener | N5 |
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| 270 | matawa | または | both; or; otherwise; choice between [A] or [B] | N4 |
| 271 | mattaku~nai | 全く～ない（まったく～ない） | not at all ~ | N2 |
| 272 | meku | めく | seems; show signs of; to have the appearance of ~ | N1 |
| 273 | metta ni~nai | めったに～ない | hardly; rarely; seldom | N3 |
| 274 | mitai da | みたいだ | like; similar to; resembling ~ | N4 |
| 275 | mitai na | みたいな | like, similar to ~ | N4 |
| 276 | mitai ni | みたいに | like; similar to ~ | N4 |
| 277 | mo | も | as many as; as much as; up to; nearly ~ | N4 |
| 278 | mo | も | too; also; as well | N5 |
| 279 | mo douzen da | も同然だ（もどうぜんだ） | just like; same as ~ | N1 |
| 280 | mo kamawazu | もかまわず | without caring; without worrying about ~ | N2 |
| 281 | mo saru koto nagara | もさることながら | one may well say so, but~; not only... but also ~ | N1 |
| 282 | mo shinai de | もしないで | without even doing ~ | N1 |
| 283 | mo touzen da | も当然だ（もとうぜんだ） | it’s only natural; no wonder; might as well ~ | N2 |
| 284 | mo~ba~mo | も～ば～も | and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor | N3 |
| 285 | mohaya | もはや | already; now; no longer; not anymore | N1 |
| 286 | mono / mon | もの / もん | because; indicates reason/ excuse/ dissatisfaction | N2 |
| 287 | mono da | ものだ | describe feeling; express memories; state fact | N2 |
| 288 | mono dakara | ものだから | so; therefore; the reason for something | N2 |
| 289 | mono de | もので | because; for that reason | N1 |
| 290 | mono dewa nai | ものではない | shouldn’t do something; it’s impossible to ~ | N2 |
| 291 | mono ga aru | ものがある | there is such a thing; to be the case that; feels like ~ | N2 |
| 292 | mono ka / mon ka | ものか / もんか | as if (something untrue were actually true); there's no way ~ | N2 |
| 293 | mono nara | ものなら | if I/we could; if [A] is possible, then [B]; if one can do something, then ~ | N2 |
| 294 | mono o | ものを | if only; I wish; I'm sorry it's not actually (regret) | N1 |
| 295 | mono to omowareru / mono to mirareru | ものと思われる / ものと見られる（ものとおもわれる / ものとみられる） | to think; to suppose; it is believed/expected that ~ | N1 |
| 296 | mono to suru | ものとする | shall; to assume; understood as ~ | N1 |
| 297 | mono toshite | ものとして | to assume; to suppose; on the presumption that ~ | N1 |
| 298 | monono | ものの | but; although; even though ~ | N2 |
| 299 | moshika shitara | もしかしたら | perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance ~ | N3 |
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| 300 | moshikuwa | もしくは | or; otherwise | N1 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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