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 | nashi ni | なしに | without | N1 |
| 202 | nazenara | なぜなら | because | N3 |
| 203 | ndatte | んだって | I hear that (using quote) | N3 |
| 204 | ndesu | んです | to explain something; show emphasis | N5 |
| 205 | ne | ね | isn't it? right? eh? | N5 |
| 206 | ni | に | in; at; on; to | N5 |
| 207 | ni atatte | にあたって | at the time; on the occasion of | N2 |
| 208 | ni atte | にあって | at; on; during; in the condition of | N1 |
| 209 | ni chigai nai | に違いない（にちがいない） | I’m sure..; no doubt that.. | N3 |
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| 210 | ni iku | にいく | go to do | N5 |
| 211 | ni iwasereba | に言わせれば | if you ask...; if one may say... | N1 |
| 212 | ni kagiru | に限る（にかぎる） | is best; nothing is better than~ | N2 |
| 213 | ni kagitta koto de wa nai | に限ったことではない | not limited to only~ | N1 |
| 214 | ni kakete | にかけて | over (a period), through, concerning | N3 |
| 215 | 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 |
| 216 | ni kawari | にかわり | instead of | N3 |
| 217 | ni kawatte | にかわって | instead of; replacing; on behalf of | N3 |
| 218 | ni kurabete | に比べて（にくらべて） | compared to, in comparison to | N3 |
| 219 | ni mieru | にみえる | to look; to seem; to appear | N4 |
| 220 | ni oite | において | in; at (place); regarding; as for; in relation to~ | N3 |
| 221 | ni okeru | における | in; at (place); regarding; as for; in relation to~ | N3 |
| 222 | ni saishite | に際して（にさいして） | on the occasion of; at the time of | N2 |
| 223 | ni seyo/ ni shiro | にせよ/ にしろ | even if; regardless; whether... or | N2 |
| 224 | ni shite | にして | only; even; at (place, time); in (time span) | N1 |
| 225 | ni shite mo | にしても | even if; even though; regardless of | N3 |
| 226 | ni shite wa | にしては | for; considering it’s (something or someone) | N3 |
| 227 | ni shitemo~ni shitemo | にしても～にしても | regardless of whether~ | N3 |
| 228 | ni suru | にする | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 229 | ni suru | にする | to decide on | N5 |
| 230 | ni taishite | に対して（にたいして） | in contrast to; while; in regard to | N3 |
| 231 | ni totte | にとって | to; for; concerning; | N3 |
| 232 | ni tsuite | について | concerning; regarding; about; on | N3 |
| 233 | ni tsurete / ni tsure | につれて / につれ | as; in proportion to; with; as… then… | N3 |
| 234 | ni yoru to / ni yoreba | によると / によれば | according to | N3 |
| 235 | ni yotte / ni yoru | によって / による | by means of; due to; owing to; because of | N3 |
| 236 | ni/e | に/へ | to (indicates direction / destination) | N5 |
| 237 | nikui | にくい | difficult to do | N4 |
| 238 | no - possessive particle | の | possessive particle | N5 |
| 239 | no desu | のです | to explain something; show emphasis | N5 |
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| 240 | no ga heta | のが下手（のがへた） | to be bad at doing something | N5 |
| 241 | no ga jouzu | のが上手（のがじょうず） | to be good at | N5 |
| 242 | no ga suki | のが好き（のがすき） | to like doing something | N5 |
| 243 | no naka de | の中で（のなかで） | in, among | N4 |
| 244 | no naka de [A] ga ichiban | の中で[A]が一番（のなかで[A]がいちばん） | out of this group, [A] is best | N5 |
| 245 | no yara; mono yara; koto yara | のやら・ものやら・ことやら | I wonder..; unsure | N1 |
| 246 | no yara~no yara | のやら～のやら | contemplating two opposing choices | N1 |
| 247 | node | ので | because of; given that; since | N5 |
| 248 | noni | のに | although, in spite of, even though | N4 |
| 249 | noni | のに | to (do something); in order to | N4 |
| 250 | nuki ni shite / nuki de | 抜きにして / 抜きで（ぬきにして/ ぬきで） | without; leaving out; cutting out | N2 |
| 251 | o chuushin ni | を中心に（をちゅうしんに） | focused on, centered on | N3 |
| 252 | o hajime | をはじめ | for example; starting with | N3 |
| 253 | o~kudasai | お～ください | please do (honorific) | N4 |
| 254 | o~ni naru | お～になる | to do (honorific) | N4 |
| 255 | okage de | おかげで | Expresses a good result for the speaker, usually also expressing thanks or gratitude. | N3 |
| 256 | oki ni | おきに | repeated at intervals, every | N4 |
| 257 | osoraku | 恐らく（おそらく） | perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say | N2 |
| 258 | owaru | 終わる（おわる） | to finish; to end | N4 |
| 259 | ppanashi | っ放し（っぱなし） | Leaving something in an improper state; leaving something on; leaving something still in use; | N3 |
| 260 | ppoi | っぽい | -ish; -like | N2 |
| 261 | rareru | られる | able to do something | N4 |
| 262 | rashii | らしい | it seems like; I heard; apparently~ | N3 |
| 263 | sa | さ | -ness ; nominalizer for adjective | N4 |
| 264 | sae | さえ | even; so much as; not even | N3 |
| 265 | sae~ba | さえ～ば | if only; as long as | N3 |
| 266 | sai ni | 際に（さいに） | at the time of; in the case of. | N2 |
| 267 | saichuu ni | 最中に（さいちゅうに） | while; during; in the middle of | N3 |
| 268 | sakki | さっき | some time ago; just now | N4 |
| 269 | saserareru (passive causative) | させられる | to be made to do something (passive causative) | N4 |
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| 270 | saseru | させる | to make/let somebody do something | N4 |
| 271 | sei; seide; seika | せい・せいで・せいか | Places blame to something/someone else. | N3 |
| 272 | shi | し | and; and what’s more | N4 |
| 273 | shikanai | しかない | have no choice but | N3 |
| 274 | shikashi | しかし | but; however | N5 |
| 275 | soba kara | そばから | as soon as | N1 |
| 276 | sonnna ni | そんなに | so much; so; like that | N4 |
| 277 | sono tame ni | その為に（そのために） | hence; for that reason; because of.. | N3 |
| 278 | sore demo | それでも | but still; and yet; even so | N4 |
| 279 | sou da | そうだ [2] | looks like; appears like | N4 |
| 280 | sou da | そうだ [1] | I heard that; it is said that | N4 |
| 281 | sou mo nai | そうもない | very unlikely to | N3 |
| 282 | sou ni / sou na | そうに・そうな | seems like; looks like | N4 |
| 283 | sugiru | すぎる | too much | N5 |
| 284 | sura / de sura | すら / ですら | even (with emphasis) | N1 |
| 285 | ta bakari | たばかり | just finished; something just occurred | N4 |
| 286 | ta koto ga aru | たことがある | to have done something before | N5 |
| 287 | ta koto ni shite | たことにして | expresses a decision or news that does not reflect the truth | N1 |
| 288 | ta tokoro | たところ | just finished doing, was just doing | N4 |
| 289 | ta tokoro de | たところで | even if.. | N1 |
| 290 | tabi ni | たびに | Each time; every time; whenever (something happens). | N3 |
| 291 | tadoushi & jidoushi - transitive & intransitive verbs | 他動詞 & 自動詞（たどうし & じどうし） | Transitive & Intransitive Verbs | N4 |
| 292 | taga saigo | たが最後（たがさいご） | once [A] occurs, [B] happens | N1 |
| 293 | tagaru | たがる | want to do~ (third person) | N4 |
| 294 | tai | たい | want to do something | N5 |
| 295 | tame ni | ために | for; in order to; for the benefit of; because of; as a result of | N3 |
| 296 | tara | たら | if, after, when | N4 |
| 297 | tara dou | たらどう | why don't you | N4 |
| 298 | tara ii | たらいい | it would be nice if; should; I hope | N3 |
| 299 | tara ii desu ka | たらいいですか | what should I do?; speaker seeking instructions from listener | N4 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (449)
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