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 | masen ka | ませんか | would you; do you want to; shall we~ | N5 |
| 202 | mashou | ましょう | let's ~; shall we ~ | N5 |
| 203 | mashouka | ましょうか | shall I ~; used to offer help to the listener | N5 |
| 204 | matawa | または | both; or; otherwise; choice between [A] or [B] | N4 |
| 205 | mattaku~nai | 全く～ない（まったく～ない） | not at all | N2 |
| 206 | metta ni~nai | めったに～ない | hardly, rarely, seldom | N3 |
| 207 | mitai da | みたいだ | like, similar to, resembling | N4 |
| 208 | mitai na | みたいな | like, similar to | N4 |
| 209 | mitai ni | みたいに | like, similar to | N4 |
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| 210 | mo | も | as many as; as much as; up to; nearly | N4 |
| 211 | mo | も | too; also; as well | N5 |
| 212 | mo kamawazu | もかまわず | without caring; without worrying about | N2 |
| 213 | mo~ba~mo | も～ば～も | and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor | N3 |
| 214 | mon | もん | because; indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction | N3 |
| 215 | mono | もの | because; indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction | N3 |
| 216 | mono da | ものだ | describe feeling; express memories; state fact | N3 |
| 217 | mono dakara | ものだから | so; therefore (explaining something unavoidable) | N2 |
| 218 | mono dewa nai | ものではない | shouldn’t do something; it’s impossible to do something | N2 |
| 219 | mono ga aru | ものがある | there is such a thing; feels like | N2 |
| 220 | mono ka / mon ka | ものか / もんか | as if (something untrue were actually true); there's no way | N2 |
| 221 | mono nara | ものなら | if [A] is possible, then [B]; if one can do something. | N2 |
| 222 | mono to suru | ものとする | shall; to assume; understood as | N1 |
| 223 | mono toshite | ものとして | to assume; to suppose | N1 |
| 224 | mono wo | ものを | although; but; even though; I wish that | N1 |
| 225 | monono | ものの | but; although; even though | N2 |
| 226 | moshikashitara | もしかしたら | perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance | N3 |
| 227 | motto mo | もっとも | but then; although; though | N2 |
| 228 | mou | もう | already; anymore; again; other | N5 |
| 229 | mou sukoshi de | もう少しで（もうすこしで） | almost; nearly, close to | N2 |
| 230 | muke | 向け（むけ） | intended for, aimed at | N3 |
| 231 | muki | 向き（むき） | suitable for | N3 |
| 232 | mushiro | むしろ | rather; instead; better | N2 |
| 233 | na | な | don’t ~ (order somebody to not do something) | N4 |
| 234 | na-adjectives | な-adjectives | na-adjectives | N5 |
| 235 | naa | なあ | sentence ending particle; confirmation; admiration, etc | N5 |
| 236 | nado | など | such as, things like | N4 |
| 237 | nagara | ながら | while; during; as; simultaneously | N4 |
| 238 | nagara mo | ながらも | but; although; despite | N3 |
| 239 | nai dewa irarenai | ないではいられない | can’t help but feel; can’t help but do | N2 |
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| 240 | nai koto niwa~nai | ないことには～ない | unless you do something | N2 |
| 241 | nai koto wa nai | ないことはない | can; is not impossible | N3 |
| 242 | nai made mo | ないまでも | even if [A] is not done, then [B] | N1 |
| 243 | naide | ないで | without doing~ ; To do [B] without doing [A] | N5 |
| 244 | naide kudasai | ないでください | please don't do | N5 |
| 245 | nakanaka | なかなか | quite~; pretty~; rather~; just not ~ | N3 |
| 246 | nakanaka~nai | なかなか～ない | not easy to; struggling to; not able to~ | N4 |
| 247 | nakereba ikenai | なければいけない | must do something; have to do something | N4 |
| 248 | nakereba naranai | なければならない | must do something; have to do something | N4 |
| 249 | naku temo ii | なくてもいい | don't have to | N5 |
| 250 | naku wa nai | なくはない | it’s not that; I may | N2 |
| 251 | nakucha | なくちゃ | must do; need to; gotta do | N5 |
| 252 | nakushite | なくして | without | N1 |
| 253 | nakute sumu | なくて済む（なくてすむ） | get by without doing… | N2 |
| 254 | nakute wa ikenai | なくてはいけない | must do; need to do | N5 |
| 255 | nakute wa naranai | なくてはならない | must do; need to do | N5 |
| 256 | nami | 並み（なみ） | same level as; equal to; on par with; each; row of | N1 |
| 257 | nanka; nante; nado | なんか・なんて・など | like~ (usually used to list negative examples) | N3 |
| 258 | nao | なお | furthermore; in addition | N2 |
| 259 | nara | なら | if; in the case that ~ | N4 |
| 260 | nara dewa | ならでは | distinctive of~; special to~ | N1 |
| 261 | nari | なり | as soon as | N1 |
| 262 | nari ni / nari no | なりに / なりの | In one's own way/style | N1 |
| 263 | nari tomo | なりとも | at least; even a little | N1 |
| 264 | nari~nari | なり～なり | or | N1 |
| 265 | naru | なる | to become | N5 |
| 266 | naru beku | なるべく | as much as possible | N3 |
| 267 | nasai | なさい | do this (soft/firm command) | N4 |
| 268 | nasaru | なさる | to do (honorific) | N4 |
| 269 | nashi ni | なしに | without | N1 |
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| 270 | nazenara | なぜなら | because | N3 |
| 271 | ndatte | んだって | I hear that (using quote) | N3 |
| 272 | ndesu | んです | to explain something; show emphasis | N5 |
| 273 | ne | ね | isn't it? right? eh? | N5 |
| 274 | neba naranai | ねばならない | have to do; must; should | N2 |
| 275 | ni | に | destination particle; in; at; on; to | N5 |
| 276 | ni atatte | にあたって | at the time; on the occasion of | N2 |
| 277 | ni atte | にあって | at; on; during; in the condition of | N1 |
| 278 | ni chigai nai | に違いない（にちがいない） | I’m sure/ certain; no doubt that | N3 |
| 279 | ni hanshite | に反して（にはんして） | against; contrary to; in contrast to | N3 |
| 280 | ni hoka naranai | にほかならない | nothing but; none other than | N2 |
| 281 | ni iku | にいく | go to do | N5 |
| 282 | ni iwasereba | に言わせれば | if you ask...; if one may say... | N1 |
| 283 | ni kagirazu | に限らず（にかぎらず） | not just; not only~ but also | N2 |
| 284 | ni kagiru | に限る（にかぎる） | is best; nothing is better than~ | N2 |
| 285 | ni kagitta koto de wa nai | に限ったことではない | not limited to only~ | N1 |
| 286 | ni kagitte | に限って（にかぎって） | only; in particular | N2 |
| 287 | ni kakawarazu | にかかわらず | regardless of | N2 |
| 288 | ni kakawaru | に関わる（にかかわる） | to relate to; to have to do with; relating to | N2 |
| 289 | ni kakete | にかけて | over (a period), through, concerning | N3 |
| 290 | ni kan suru / ni kan shite | に関する / に関して（にかんする / にかんして） | about; regarding; related to | N3 |
| 291 | ni kawari | にかわり | instead of | N3 |
| 292 | ni kawatte | にかわって | instead of; replacing; on behalf of | N3 |
| 293 | ni ki ga tsuku | に気がつく（にきがつく） | to notice; to realize | N4 |
| 294 | ni kimatte iru | に決まっている（にきまっている） | certainly; I’m sure/certain that; it must be the case that~ | N2 |
| 295 | ni kotaete | 応えて（にこたえて） | in response to | N2 |
| 296 | ni kurabete | に比べて（にくらべて） | compared to, in comparison to | N3 |
| 297 | ni kuwaete | に加えて（にくわえて） | in addition to | N2 |
| 298 | ni mieru | にみえる | to look; to seem; to appear | N4 |
| 299 | ni motozuite | に基づいて（にもとづいて） | based on; on the basis of | N2 |
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| 300 | ni mukatte | に向かって（にむかって） | to face; to go towards; to head to | N2 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (595)
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