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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | tsumori | つもり | plan to ~; intend to ~ | N5 |
| 402 | tsumori datta | つもりだった | Was planning to | N3 |
| 403 | tsutsu | つつ | while; although | N2 |
| 404 | tsutsu aru | つつある | to be doing; to be in the process of doing | N2 |
| 405 | tsuzukeru | 続ける（つづける） | continue to; keen on | N4 |
| 406 | uchi ni | うちに | while; before; doing | N3 |
| 407 | ukemi | 受身形（うけみ） | passive form; passive voice | N4 |
| 408 | uto~uto/uga~uga | うと～うと/うが～うが | whether/even if [A] or [B]. | N1 |
| 409 | wa - topic marker | は | topic marker | N5 |
| 410 | wa ~yori... desu | は〜より・・・です | [A] is more ~ than [B] | N5 |
| 411 | wa mochiron | はもちろん | not to mention; not only; but also | N3 |
| 412 | wa moto yori | はもとより | also; let alone; from the beginning | N2 |
| 413 | wa tomokaku | はともかく | whether or not; nevermind; regardless of; not to mention | N2 |
| 414 | wake da | わけだ | for that reason; no wonder; as you’d expect | N3 |
| 415 | wake dewa nai | わけではない | it doesn’t mean that; it is not the case that; I don’t mean that; it is not true that | N3 |
| 416 | wake ga nai | わけがない | there is no way that…; it is impossible to… | N3 |
| 417 | wake niwa ikanai | わけにはいかない | must not; cannot afford to; must, have no choice but to | N3 |
| 418 | wari ni | 割に（わりに） | in comparison (expresses an unexpected feeling) | N3 |
| 419 | wo - object marker | を | object marker | N5 |
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| 420 | wo kagiri ni | を限りに（をかぎりに） | starting from..; to the full extent of | N1 |
| 421 | wo kawakiri ni | を皮切りに（をかわきりに） | starting with | N1 |
| 422 | wo motte | をもって | 1) by means of; with. 2) at the time | N1 |
| 423 | ya | や | and | N5 |
| 424 | ya ina ya | や否や（やいなや） | as soon as; the moment.. | N1 |
| 425 | yara~yara | やら～やら | such as; and so on.. | N2 |
| 426 | yasui | やすい | easy to; likely to | N4 |
| 427 | yo - ending particle | よ | you know (ending particle) | N5 |
| 428 | yori | より | than; rather than; more than | N4 |
| 429 | yori | より [2] | from | N2 |
| 430 | yori ~hou ga | より～ほうが | [A] is more than [B] | N5 |
| 431 | yorimo | よりも | in comparison to; rather than | N3 |
| 432 | yotei da | 予定だ（よていだ） | plan to, intend to | N4 |
| 433 | you da | ようだ | appears / seems / looks as if | N4 |
| 434 | you ka~mai ka | ようか～まいか | whether or not; considering options | N1 |
| 435 | you na ki ga suru | ような気がする（ようなきがする） | have a feeling that; think that | N3 |
| 436 | you ni | ように | in order to, so that | N3 |
| 437 | you ni / you na | ように / ような | like; as; similar to | N4 |
| 438 | you ni mieru | ように見える（ようにみえる） | to look; to seem; to appear | N3 |
| 439 | you ni naru | ようになる | to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into | N4 |
| 440 | you ni suru | ようにする | to try to; to make sure that | N4 |
| 441 | you to omou | ようと思う（ようとおもう） | I think I will… (I’m thinking of doing…) | N4 |
| 442 | you to shinai | ようとしない | not try to; not make an effort to | N3 |
| 443 | you to suru | ようとする | try to; be about to | N3 |
| 444 | you to~mai to/you ga~mai ga | (よ)うと～まいと・(よ)うが～まいが | whether or not; regardless | N1 |
| 445 | zenzen~nai | 全然～ない（ぜんぜん～ない） | (not) at all | N4 |
| 446 | zu ni wa irarenai | ずにはいられない | can’t help but feel; can’t help but do; must do | N3 |
| 447 | zukume | ずくめ | completely; entirely; nothing but | N1 |
| 448 | zuni | ずに | without doing | N3 |
| 449 | zurai | づらい | difficult to do | N4 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (449)
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