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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| 301 | moshimo~tara | もしも〜たら | if; in the case; supposing ~ | N3 |
| 302 | motto mo | もっとも | but then; although; though ~ | N2 |
| 303 | mou | もう | already; anymore; again; other | N5 |
| 304 | mou sukoshi de | もう少しで（もうすこしで） | almost; nearly, close to ~ | N2 |
| 305 | muke | 向け（むけ） | intended for; aimed at ~ | N3 |
| 306 | muki | 向き（むき） | suitable for ~ | N3 |
| 307 | mushiro | むしろ | rather; instead; better ~ | N3 |
| 308 | n bakari ni | んばかりに | as if; as though ~ | N1 |
| 309 | n ga tame ni | んがために | in order to ~ | N1 |
| 310 | na | な | don’t ~ (order somebody to not do something) | N4 |
| 311 | na-adjectives | な-adjectives | na-adjectives | N5 |
| 312 | naa | なあ | sentence ending particle; confirmation; admiration, etc | N5 |
| 313 | nado | など | such as; things like ~ | N4 |
| 314 | nagara | ながら | while; during; as; simultaneously | N4 |
| 315 | nagara mo | ながらも | but; although; despite ~ | N3 |
| 316 | nagara ni / nagara no | ながらに / ながらの | while; during; without change; performed in this condition | N1 |
| 317 | nai dewa irarenai | ないではいられない | can’t help but feel; can’t help but do ~ | N2 |
| 318 | nai koto niwa~nai | ないことには～ない | unless you ~ | N2 |
| 319 | nai koto wa nai | ないことはない | can do; is not impossible to ~ | N3 |
| 320 | nai made mo | ないまでも | not to say; although it does not reach the level of ~ | N1 |
| 321 | nai mono demo nai | ないものでもない | is not entirely impossible | N1 |
| 322 | nai mono ka / nai mono darou ka | ないものか / ないものだろうか | isn't there; can’t we…?; can’t I…? | N1 |
| 323 | nai tomo kagiranai | ないとも限らない（ないともかぎらない） | not necessarily; I can't say that; maybe; might ~ | N1 |
| 324 | naide | ないで | without doing ~; to do [B] without doing [A] | N5 |
| 325 | naide kudasai | ないでください | please don't do ~ | N5 |
| 326 | naito | ないと | must do; unless/if you don't ~ | N3 |
| 327 | naito ikenai | ないといけない | must do; have an obligation to do ~ | N5 |
| 328 | naka o / naka dewa | 中を / 中では（なかを / なかでは） | in; on; in the midst of; when; while ~ | N2 |
| 329 | nakanaka | なかなか | very; quite; pretty; rather; just not ~ | N3 |
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| 330 | nakanaka~nai | なかなか～ない | not easy to; struggling to; not able to ~ | N4 |
| 331 | nakereba ikenai | なければいけない | must do something; have to do something | N4 |
| 332 | nakereba naranai | なければならない | must do something; have to do something | N4 |
| 333 | naku temo ii | なくてもいい | don't have to | N5 |
| 334 | naku wa nai / naku mo nai | なくはない / なくもない | it’s not that; I may (double negative) | N2 |
| 335 | nakucha | なくちゃ | must do; need to; gotta do ~ | N5 |
| 336 | nakushite wa | なくしては | cannot do without ~ | N1 |
| 337 | nakute sumu | なくて済む（なくてすむ） | get by without doing ~ | N2 |
| 338 | nakute wa ikenai | なくてはいけない | must do; need to do | N5 |
| 339 | nakute wa naranai | なくてはならない | must do; need to do ~ | N5 |
| 340 | nami | 並み（なみ） | average; ordinary; same level as; equal to; on par with ~ | N1 |
| 341 | nan to iu / nanto / nante | なんという / なんと / なんて | how (beautiful, etc.); what a ~ | N1 |
| 342 | nani mo~nai | 何も～ない（なにも～ない） | nothing; (not) ~ at all; there’s no need to ~ | N2 |
| 343 | nani shiro | 何しろ（なにしろ） | at any rate; after all; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know ~ | N1 |
| 344 | nanka / nante / nado | なんか / なんて / など | give examples; show modesty; make light of ~ | N3 |
| 345 | nao | なお | still; yet; furthermore; in addition ~ | N2 |
| 346 | naosu | 直す（なおす） | to do something again; to do over | N3 |
| 347 | nara | なら | if; in the case that ~ | N4 |
| 348 | nara dewa | ならでは | distinctive of; uniquely applying to; special to ~ | N1 |
| 349 | nara iza shirazu / wa iza shirazu | ならいざしらず / はいざしらず | I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but ~ | N1 |
| 350 | nari | なり | as soon as; right after ~ | N1 |
| 351 | nari ni / nari no | なりに / なりの | suitable; in one's own way/style | N1 |
| 352 | nari tomo | なりとも | at least; even just a little (adverbial particle) | N1 |
| 353 | nari~nari | なり～なり | [A] or [B] or something; for instance ~ | N1 |
| 354 | naru | なる | to become | N5 |
| 355 | naru beku | なるべく | as much as possible | N3 |
| 356 | nasai | なさい | do this (soft/firm command) | N4 |
| 357 | nasaru | なさる | to do (honorific) | N4 |
| 358 | nashi ni / nashi de | なしに / なしで | without; without doing ~ | N1 |
| 359 | nazenara | なぜなら | because; the reason is; if you want to know why | N3 |
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| 360 | ndatte | んだって | I hear that; heard that ~ | N3 |
| 361 | ndesu | んです | to explain something; show emphasis | N5 |
| 362 | ne | ね | isn't it? right? eh? | N5 |
| 363 | neba naranai | ねばならない | have to do; must; should ~ | N2 |
| 364 | ni | に | destination particle; in; at; on; to | N5 |
| 365 | ni | に | and; in addition to; the combination of ~ | N1 |
| 366 | ni atai suru | に値する（にあたいする） | to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit ~ | N1 |
| 367 | ni atatte | にあたって | at the time; on the occasion of ~ | N2 |
| 368 | ni atte | にあって | at; on; during; in the condition of ~ | N1 |
| 369 | ni chigai nai | に違いない（にちがいない） | I’m sure/ certain; no doubt that ~ | N3 |
| 370 | ni hanshite | に反して（にはんして） | against; contrary to; in contrast to ~ | N3 |
| 371 | ni hikikae | に引き換え（にひきかえ） | compared to; in contrast to; unlike; while; whereas ~ | N1 |
| 372 | ni hoka naranai | にほかならない | nothing but; none other than ~ | N2 |
| 373 | ni iku | に行く（にいく） | go to do ~ | N5 |
| 374 | ni itaru / ni itatta | に至る / に至った（にいたる / にいたった） | leads to; come to a conclusion | N1 |
| 375 | ni itaru made | に至るまで（にいたるまで） | as far as; up until; everything from ... to ~ | N1 |
| 376 | ni itattemo | に至っても（にいたっても） | even if; even though; although something reached the point ~ | N1 |
| 377 | ni ittate wa | に至っては（にいたっては） | when it comes to; as for ~ | N1 |
| 378 | ni iwasereba | に言わせれば（にいわせれば） | if you ask; if one may say ~ | N1 |
| 379 | ni kagirazu | に限らず（にかぎらず） | not just; not only... but also ~ | N2 |
| 380 | ni kagiru | に限る（にかぎる） | is best; nothing is better than ~ | N2 |
| 381 | ni kagitta koto dewa nai | に限ったことではない（にかぎったことではない） | not limited to only ~ | N1 |
| 382 | ni kagitte | に限って（にかぎって） | only; in particular ~ | N2 |
| 383 | ni kakatte wa / ni kakattara / ni kakaru to / kakareba | にかかっては / にかかったら / にかかると / かかれば | when handled by (N), becomes a completely different result | N1 |
| 384 | ni kakatteiru | にかかっている | depending on; to depend on; whether or not | N1 |
| 385 | ni kakawarazu | に関わらず（にかかわらず） | in spite of; regardless of ~ | N2 |
| 386 | ni kakawaru | に関わる（にかかわる） | to relate to; to have to do with; relating to ~ | N2 |
| 387 | ni kakete | にかけて | over (a period); through; concerning; regarding ~ | N3 |
| 388 | ni kako tsukete | にかこつけて | to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse | N1 |
| 389 | ni kamakete | にかまけて | to be too busy; to focus / concentrate only on ~ | N1 |
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| 390 | 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 |
| 391 | ni katakunai | に難くない（にかたくない） | easy to do; it’s not hard to (imagine, understand, guess) | N1 |
| 392 | ni kawatte / ni kawari | にかわって / にかわり | instead of; replacing; on behalf of ~ | N3 |
| 393 | ni ki ga tsuku | に気がつく（にきがつく） | to notice; to realize | N4 |
| 394 | 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 |
| 395 | ni koshita koto wa nai | に越したことはない（にこしたことはない） | it’s best that, there’s nothing better than ~ | N2 |
| 396 | ni kotaete | に応えて（にこたえて） | in response to ~ | N2 |
| 397 | ni kurabete | に比べて（にくらべて） | compared to; in comparison to ~ | N3 |
| 398 | ni kuwaete | に加えて（にくわえて） | in addition ~ | N2 |
| 399 | ni matsuwaru | にまつわる | to be related to; to concern; associated with ~ | N1 |
| 400 | ni mieru | に見える（にみえる） | to look; to seem; to appear | N4 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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