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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| 401 | nimo kakawarazu | にも関わらず（にもかかわらず） | despite; in spite of; nevertheless; although~ | N2 |
| 402 | nimo mashite | にも増して（にもまして） | more than…; above ~ | N1 |
| 403 | nite | にて | in, at, with, by (formal particle) | N2 |
| 404 | no | の | possessive particle | N5 |
| 405 | no deshou ka | のでしょうか | ask a question in a polite way | N3 |
| 406 | no desu | のです | to explain something; show emphasis | N5 |
| 407 | no ga heta | のが下手（のがへた） | to be bad at doing something | N5 |
| 408 | no ga jouzu | のが上手（のがじょうず） | to be good at | N5 |
| 409 | no ga suki | のが好き（のがすき） | to like doing something | N5 |
| 410 | no itari | の至り（のいたり） | utmost; extremely ~ | N1 |
| 411 | no kiwami | の極み（のきわみ） | utmost; extremely ~ | N1 |
| 412 | no mo motto mo da | のももっともだ | no wonder; …is only natural | N2 |
| 413 | no moto de | の下で（のもとで） | under; with~ | N2 |
| 414 | no naka de | の中で（のなかで） | in; among~ | N4 |
| 415 | 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 |
| 416 | no ue de wa | の上では（のうえでは） | according to; from the viewpoint of~ | N2 |
| 417 | no yara / mono yara / koto yara | のやら / ものやら / ことやら | I wonder..; unsure; I don’t know ~ | N1 |
| 418 | no yara~no yara | のやら～のやら | or ~ (I don't know) | N1 |
| 419 | node | ので | because of; given that; since | N5 |
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| 420 | nomi | のみ | only; nothing but | N2 |
| 421 | nominarazu | のみならず | not only; besides; as well as~ | N2 |
| 422 | noni | のに | although, in spite of, even though~ | N4 |
| 423 | noni | のに | to (do something); in order to~ | N4 |
| 424 | nowa~da | のは〜だ | [A] is [B]; the reason for [A] is [B] | N4 |
| 425 | nu | ぬ | negative verb conjugation; traditional version of ない | N2 |
| 426 | 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 |
| 427 | nuku | 抜く（ぬく） | to do something from beginning to end; completely, extremely~ | N2 |
| 428 | o / go | お / ご | polite marker; honorific prefix particle | N5 |
| 429 | o / wo | を | object marker particle | N5 |
| 430 | o chuushin ni | を中心に（をちゅうしんに） | focused on; centered on | N3 |
| 431 | o fumaete | を踏まえて（をふまえて） | to be based on; to take into account ~ | N1 |
| 432 | o hajime | をはじめ | for example; starting with | N3 |
| 433 | o kaerimizu / mo kaerimizu | を顧みず / も顧みず（をかえりみず / もかえりみず） | despite; without considering; not worrying about; regardless of ~ | N1 |
| 434 | o kagiri ni | を限りに（をかぎりに） | starting from; the last time (ending a continued action) | N1 |
| 435 | o kanete | を兼ねて（をかねて） | also for the purpose of ~ | N1 |
| 436 | o kawakiri ni | を皮切りに（をかわきりに） | one after another; starting with ~ | N1 |
| 437 | o keiki ni | を契機に（をけいきに） | as a good opportunity/chance to; as a result of; make the best of~ | N2 |
| 438 | o ki ni | を機に（をきに） | as an opportunity/chance to ~ | N1 |
| 439 | o kinji enai | を禁じ得ない（をきんじえない） | can’t help but; can’t refrain from ~ | N1 |
| 440 | o komete | を込めて（をこめて） | filled with; full of | N3 |
| 441 | o kudasai | をください | please give me~ | N5 |
| 442 | o megutte | をめぐって | concerning; in regard to~ | N2 |
| 443 | o mono tomo sezuni | をものともせずに | in defiance of; not losing to / afraid / worrying about ~ | N1 |
| 444 | o moto ni | をもとに | based on; derived from; building on; beginning with~ | N2 |
| 445 | o motte / o mochimashite | をもって / をもちまして | by means of; with; on / at / as of (time) | N1 |
| 446 | o nozoite | を除いて（をのぞいて） | except; with the exception of; excluding~ | N2 |
| 447 | o sakai ni | を境に（をさかいに） | since ～ (indicates a large change before & after) | N1 |
| 448 | o towazu | を問わず（をとわず） | regardless of; irrespective of; no matter | N2 |
| 449 | o tsuujite /o tooshite | を通じて /を通して（をつうじて /をとおして） | through; via; throughout; by | N3 |
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| 450 | o yogi naku sareru | を余儀なくされる（をよぎなくされる） | to be forced to do something because one has no other choice | N1 |
| 451 | o yoso ni | をよそに | despite; without regards to ~ | N1 |
| 452 | o zentei toshite | を前提として（をぜんていとして） | with the intention to; on the condition / assumption ~ | N1 |
| 453 | o~kudasai | お～ください | please do (honorific) | N4 |
| 454 | o~negau | お～願う（お～ねがう） | please do; could you please…; I ask of you to~ | N2 |
| 455 | o~ni naru | お～になる | to do (honorific) | N4 |
| 456 | okage de | おかげで | thanks to; owing to; because of~ | N3 |
| 457 | oki ni | おきに | repeated at intervals, every~ | N4 |
| 458 | omake ni | おまけに | to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that | N2 |
| 459 | omoi o suru | 思いをする（おもいをする） | to think; to feel ~ | N1 |
| 460 | osoraku | 恐らく（おそらく） | perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say~ | N2 |
| 461 | osore ga aru | 恐れがある（おそれがある） | it is feared that; to be in danger of; to be liable to~ | N2 |
| 462 | owaru | 終わる（おわる） | to finish; to end~ | N4 |
| 463 | oyobi | 及び（および） | and; as well as~ | N2 |
| 464 | ppanashi | っぱなし | leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use | N3 |
| 465 | ppoi | っぽい | seems like; somewhat~; -ish; easily does~; often does~ | N3 |
| 466 | rareru | られる | potential form; ability or inability to do something | N4 |
| 467 | rashii | らしい | it seems like; I heard; apparently~ | N4 |
| 468 | roku ni~nai | ろくに～ない | not well; not enough; improperly; insufficiently; unsatisfactorily~ | N2 |
| 469 | sa | さ | ending particle; indicates assertion | N1 |
| 470 | sa | さ | -ness ; nominalizer for adjective | N4 |
| 471 | sae | さえ | even; so much as; not even | N3 |
| 472 | sae~ba | さえ～ば | if only; as long as | N3 |
| 473 | sai ni | 際に（さいに） | when; at the time of; in the case of~ | N3 |
| 474 | saichuu ni | 最中に（さいちゅうに） | while; during; in the middle of~ | N3 |
| 475 | saiwai na koto ni | 幸いなことに（さいわいなことに） | fortunately; luckily; thankfully~ | N2 |
| 476 | sakki | さっき | some time ago; just now | N4 |
| 477 | sara ni | さらに | furthermore; again; more and more~ | N3 |
| 478 | saserareru | させられる | causative-passive; to be made to do something | N4 |
| 479 | saseru | させる | causative form; to make/let somebody do something | N4 |
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| 480 | sasete kudasai | させてください | please let me do | N4 |
| 481 | sasuga | さすが | as one would expect; as is to be expected; even~ | N4 |
| 482 | sate | さて | conjunction: well; now; then~ | N3 |
| 483 | sei de | せいで | because of; due to; as a result of~ | N3 |
| 484 | sei ka | せいか | perhaps because~ | N2 |
| 485 | seizei | せいぜい | at the most; at best; to the utmost | N3 |
| 486 | sekkaku | せっかく | especially; (thank you for) troubling to, going to great pains for~ | N2 |
| 487 | semete | せめて | at least; at most~ | N2 |
| 488 | shi | し | and; and what’s more; emphasis~ | N4 |
| 489 | shibaraku | しばらく | for a moment; for a while; for the time being | N3 |
| 490 | shidai | 次第（しだい） | as soon as, dependent upon | N2 |
| 491 | shidai de | 次第で（しだいで） | depending on; so~ | N2 |
| 492 | shidai ni | 次第に（しだいに） | gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order | N2 |
| 493 | shikamo | しかも | moreover; furthermore; and yet; what’s more~ | N2 |
| 494 | shikanai | しかない | have no choice but~ | N3 |
| 495 | shikashi | しかし | but; however~ | N5 |
| 496 | shimatsu da | 始末だ（しまつだ） | end up; in the end; as a result (negative) | N1 |
| 497 | soba kara | そばから | as soon as; right after ~ | N1 |
| 498 | sonna ni | そんなに | so much; so; like that | N4 |
| 499 | sono tame ni | そのために | hence; for that reason; because of~ | N3 |
| 500 | sono ue | その上（そのうえ） | besides; in addition; furthermore~ | N2 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (746)
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