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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | de shika nai | でしかない | merely; nothing but; no more than; there is only~ | N2 |
| 202 | demo | でも | ... or something; how about~ | N4 |
| 203 | demo | でも | but; however; though~ | N5 |
| 204 | deshou | でしょう | I think; it seems; probably; right? | N5 |
| 205 | dewa nai ka | ではないか | right?; isn't it? | N4 |
| 206 | dokoro dewa nai | どころではない | not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but~ | N2 |
| 207 | dokoro ka | どころか | far from; anything but; let alone; not to mention; much less~ | N2 |
| 208 | donna | どんな | what kind of; what sort of | N5 |
| 209 | donna ni~temo | どんなに～ても | no matter how (much) | N3 |
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| 210 | donna ni~uga/uto(mo) | どんなに～うが/うと(も) | Now matter how/what; even if | N1 |
| 211 | dou yara | どうやら | possibly; apparently; seems like; somehow; barely~ | N2 |
| 212 | douse | どうせ | anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; no matter what | N2 |
| 213 | doushite | どうして | why; for what reason; how | N5 |
| 214 | doushitemo | どうしても | no matter what; at any cost; after all~ | N3 |
| 215 | douyatte | どうやって | how; in what way; by what means | N5 |
| 216 | enai | 得ない（えない） | unable to; cannot; it is not possible to~ | N2 |
| 217 | eru / uru | 得る（える / うる） | can; to be able to; is possible to~ | N2 |
| 218 | furi o suru | ふりをする | to pretend; to act as if~ | N3 |
| 219 | futatabi | 再び（ふたたび） | again; once more | N2 |
| 220 | futo | ふと | suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally~ | N3 |
| 221 | fuu ni | ふうに | this way; that way; in such a way; how | N2 |
| 222 | ga | が | subject marker; however; but~ | N5 |
| 223 | ga arimasu | があります | there is; is (non-living things) | N5 |
| 224 | ga hayai ka | が早いか（がはやいか） | as soon as~ | N1 |
| 225 | ga hitsuyou | が必要（がひつよう） | need; necessary | N4 |
| 226 | ga hoshii | がほしい | to want something | N5 |
| 227 | ga imasu | がいます | there is; to be; is (living things) | N5 |
| 228 | 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 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (2032)
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