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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| 401 | ppoi | っぽい | seems like; somewhat~; -ish; easily does~; often does~ | N3 |
| 402 | rareru | られる | potential form; ability or inability to do something | N4 |
| 403 | rashii | らしい | it seems like; I heard; apparently~ | N4 |
| 404 | roku ni~nai | ろくに～ない | not well; not enough; improperly; insufficiently; unsatisfactorily~ | N2 |
| 405 | sa | さ | -ness ; nominalizer for adjective | N4 |
| 406 | sae | さえ | even; so much as; not even | N3 |
| 407 | sae~ba | さえ～ば | if only; as long as | N3 |
| 408 | sai ni | 際に（さいに） | when; at the time of; in the case of~ | N3 |
| 409 | saichuu ni | 最中に（さいちゅうに） | while; during; in the middle of~ | N3 |
| 410 | saiwai na koto ni | 幸いなことに（さいわいなことに） | fortunately; luckily; thankfully~ | N2 |
| 411 | sakki | さっき | some time ago; just now | N4 |
| 412 | sara ni | さらに | furthermore; again; more and more~ | N3 |
| 413 | saserareru | させられる | causative-passive; to be made to do something | N4 |
| 414 | saseru | させる | causative form; to make/let somebody do something | N4 |
| 415 | sasete kudasai | させてください | please let me do | N4 |
| 416 | sasuga | さすが | as one would expect; as is to be expected; even~ | N4 |
| 417 | sate | さて | conjunction: well; now; then~ | N3 |
| 418 | sei de | せいで | because of; due to; as a result of~ | N3 |
| 419 | sei ka | せいか | perhaps because~ | N2 |
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| 420 | seizei | せいぜい | at the most; at best; to the utmost | N3 |
| 421 | sekkaku | せっかく | especially; (thank you for) troubling to, going to great pains for~ | N2 |
| 422 | semete | せめて | at least; at most~ | N2 |
| 423 | shi | し | and; and what’s more; emphasis~ | N4 |
| 424 | shibaraku | しばらく | for a moment; for a while; for the time being | N3 |
| 425 | shidai | 次第（しだい） | as soon as, dependent upon | N2 |
| 426 | shidai de | 次第で（しだいで） | depending on; so~ | N2 |
| 427 | shidai ni | 次第に（しだいに） | gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order | N2 |
| 428 | shikamo | しかも | moreover; furthermore; and yet; what’s more~ | N2 |
| 429 | shikanai | しかない | have no choice but~ | N3 |
| 430 | shikashi | しかし | but; however~ | N5 |
| 431 | soba kara | そばから | as soon as | N1 |
| 432 | sonna ni | そんなに | so much; so; like that | N4 |
| 433 | sono tame ni | そのために | hence; for that reason; because of~ | N3 |
| 434 | sono ue | その上（そのうえ） | besides; in addition; furthermore~ | N2 |
| 435 | sore demo | それでも | but still; and yet; even so~ | N4 |
| 436 | sore kara | それから | and; and then; after that; since then | N5 |
| 437 | sore na noni | それなのに | and yet; despite this; but even so~ | N2 |
| 438 | sore nara | それなら | if that’s the case; if so~ | N2 |
| 439 | sore ni | それに | besides; in addition; also; moreover~ | N4 |
| 440 | sore ni shitemo | それにしても | nevertheless; at any rate; even so; be that as it may~ | N2 |
| 441 | soretomo | それとも | or; or else~ | N3 |
| 442 | soshite | そして | and; and then; thus; and now~ | N5 |
| 443 | sou da [1] | そうだ | I heard that; it is said that~ | N4 |
| 444 | sou da [2] | そうだ | looks like; appears like; seeming~ | N4 |
| 445 | sou ieba | そう言えば（そういえば） | come to think of it…; now that you mention it… | N2 |
| 446 | sou mo nai /sou ni nai | そうもない /そうにない | very unlikely to~; showing no signs of~ | N3 |
| 447 | sou ni / sou na | そうに・そうな | seems like; looks like~ | N4 |
| 448 | sou suru to | そうすると | having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way | N2 |
| 449 | sude ni | すでに | something has already been done/taken place; is already the case | N3 |
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| 450 | sue ni | 末に（すえに） | finally; after; following; at the end/ conclusion of~ | N2 |
| 451 | sugiru | すぎる | too much | N5 |
| 452 | sukoshi mo~nai | 少しも～ない（すこしも～ない） | not one bit; not even a little~ | N2 |
| 453 | sukunaku tomo | 少なくとも（すくなくとも） | at least~ | N2 |
| 454 | sunawachi | すなわち | in other words; namely~ | N3 |
| 455 | sura / de sura | すら / ですら | even (with emphasis) | N1 |
| 456 | suuryou + wa | 数量 + は（すうりょう + は） | at least~ | N3 |
| 457 | ta bakari | たばかり | just finished; something just occurred | N4 |
| 458 | ta koto ga aru | たことがある | to have done something before | N5 |
| 459 | ta koto ni shite | たことにして | expresses a decision or news that does not reflect the truth | N1 |
| 460 | ta mono da | たものだ | used to do; would often do | N3 |
| 461 | ta tokoro | たところ | just finished doing, was just doing | N4 |
| 462 | ta tokoro de | たところで | even if~ | N1 |
| 463 | ta totan | たとたん | as soon as; just as~ | N3 |
| 464 | tabi ni | たびに | whenever; every time~ | N3 |
| 465 | tadachi ni | 直ちに（ただちに） | at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically~ | N2 |
| 466 | tadoushi & jidoushi | 他動詞 & 自動詞（たどうし & じどうし） | Transitive & Intransitive Verbs | N4 |
| 467 | taga saigo | たが最後（たがさいご） | once [A] occurs, [B] happens | N1 |
| 468 | tagaru | たがる | wants to do~ (third person) | N4 |
| 469 | tai | たい | want to do something | N5 |
| 470 | tamae | たまえ | do~; order somebody to do something | N2 |
| 471 | tame ni | ために | for; in order to; for the benefit of; because of; as a result of~ | N3 |
| 472 | tara | たら | if; after; when~ | N4 |
| 473 | tara dou | たらどう | why don't you (used to give advice) | N4 |
| 474 | tara ii desu ka | たらいいですか | what should I do?; speaker seeking instructions from listener | N4 |
| 475 | tara~tade | たら～たで | whether or not | N1 |
| 476 | tari tomo | たりとも | (not) even; (not) any | N1 |
| 477 | tari~tari | たり～たり | do such things as A and B | N5 |
| 478 | taru | たる | (those) who are; (that) which is; | N1 |
| 479 | tashika ni | 確かに（たしかに） | surely, certainly~ | N3 |
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| 480 | tate | たて | just done; freshly done; newly done | N3 |
| 481 | tatoe~temo | たとえ～ても | even if… is the case | N3 |
| 482 | tatoeba | 例えば（たとえば） | for example; for instance~ | N3 |
| 483 | tatte | たって | even if; even though; no matter how~ | N3 |
| 484 | te / de | て / で | conjunctive particle; so; because of [A], [B]... | N4 |
| 485 | te ageru | てあげる | to do for; to do a favor | N4 |
| 486 | te aru | てある | is/has been done (resulting state) | N5 |
| 487 | te bakari iru | てばかりいる | only; nothing but~ | N3 |
| 488 | te bakari wa irarenai | てばかりはいられない | can’t keep doing~ | N2 |
| 489 | te demo | てでも | even if I have to; by all means~ | N2 |
| 490 | te goran | てごらん | (please) try to; (please) look | N3 |
| 491 | te hajimete | てはじめて | not until; only after [x] did I | N3 |
| 492 | te hoshii | てほしい | I want you to; need you to~ | N4 |
| 493 | te iku | ていく | to start; to continue; to go on | N4 |
| 494 | te irai | て以来（ていらい） | since; henceforth~ | N2 |
| 495 | te iru | ている | ongoing action or current state | N5 |
| 496 | te ita | ていた | was doing something (past continuous) | N4 |
| 497 | te itadakemasen ka | ていただけませんか | could you please~ | N4 |
| 498 | te ite wa | ていては | if one keeps doing~ | N2 |
| 499 | te kara | てから | after doing~ | N5 |
| 500 | te kara de nai to | てからでないと | must first do; cannot do without first doing~ | N3 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (676)
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