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 | ni motozuite | に基づいて（にもとづいて） | based on; on the basis of ~ | N2 |
| 402 | ni mukatte | に向かって（にむかって） | to face; to go towards; to head to ~ | N2 |
| 403 | ni nareru | に慣れる（になれる） | to be used to something | N3 |
| 404 | ni nottotte | に則って（にのっとって） | based on; according to; in accordance with ~ | N1 |
| 405 | ni oite / ni okeru | において / における | in; at (place); regarding; as for; in relation to ~ | N3 |
| 406 | ni oujite | に応じて（におうじて） | depending on; in accordance with ~ | N2 |
| 407 | ni saishite | に際して（にさいして） | on the occasion of; at the time of ~ | N2 |
| 408 | ni sakidachi | に先立ち（にさきだち） | before; prior to ~ | N2 |
| 409 | ni sakigakete | に先駆けて（にさきがけて） | prior to; to be the first (pioneer); being ahead of ~ | N1 |
| 410 | ni seyo/ ni shiro | にせよ/ にしろ | even if; regardless; whether... or ~ | N2 |
| 411 | ni shinobinai | に忍びない（にしのびない） | cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear ~ | N1 |
| 412 | ni shiro~ni shiro | にしろ～にしろ | whether… or ~ | N2 |
| 413 | ni shita tokoro de / to shita tokoro de | にしたところで / としたところで | even if; even supposing that ~ | N1 |
| 414 | ni shitagatte | にしたがって | as; therefore; in accordance with; according to; consequently ~ | N3 |
| 415 | ni shitara / ni sureba | にしたら / にすれば | from one’s perspective; from the point of view of ~ | N2 |
| 416 | ni shite | にして | at / on / under certain conditions (time, position, age, number of times) | N1 |
| 417 | ni shite mo | にしても | even if; even though; regardless of ~ | N3 |
| 418 | ni shite wa | にしては | for; considering it’s (something or someone) | N3 |
| 419 | ni shitemo~ni shitemo | にしても～にしても | regardless of whether ~ | N2 |
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| 420 | ni sokushite | に即して（にそくして） | according to; in keeping with; to be based on ~ | N1 |
| 421 | ni sotte | に沿って（にそって） | along with; in accordance with ~ | N2 |
| 422 | ni soui nai | に相違ない（にそういない） | without a doubt; certain; sure | N2 |
| 423 | ni suginai | に過ぎない（にすぎない） | no more than; just; merely; only ~ | N2 |
| 424 | ni suru | にする | to decide on | N5 |
| 425 | ni suru | にする | to make something ~ | N4 |
| 426 | ni taeru / ni taenai | に耐える / に耐えない（にたえる / にたえない） | worth doing; can do; cannot bear doing ~ | N1 |
| 427 | ni taishite | に対して（にたいして） | towards; against; regarding; in contrast with ~ | N3 |
| 428 | ni taranai / ni tarinai | に足らない / に足りない（にたらない / にたりない） | cannot; not worthy; not worth doing ~ | N1 |
| 429 | ni taru / ni tariru | に足る / に足りる（にたる / にたりる） | can do; worthy; worth doing | N1 |
| 430 | ni terashite | に照らして（にてらして） | according to; in view of; in light of ~ | N1 |
| 431 | ni todomarazu | にとどまらず | not limited to; not only… but also ~ | N1 |
| 432 | ni tomonatte | に伴って（にともなって） | as; due to; with; along with; following; accordingly ~ | N2 |
| 433 | ni totte | にとって | to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding ~ | N3 |
| 434 | ni tsuite | について | concerning; regarding; about; on ~ | N3 |
| 435 | ni tsuke | につけ | every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case) | N2 |
| 436 | ni tsuki | につき | due to; because of; per; each | N2 |
| 437 | ni tsurete | につれて | as; in proportion to; with; as… then ~ | N3 |
| 438 | ni wa | には | for the purpose of; in order to ~ | N3 |
| 439 | ni wa muri ga aru | には無理がある（にはむりがある） | difficult to do; is unreasonable / unrealistic / impossible | N1 |
| 440 | ni watatte | にわたって | throughout; over a period of ~ | N2 |
| 441 | ni yorazu | によらず | regardless of ~ | N1 |
| 442 | ni yoru to/ni yoreba | によると /によれば | according to ~ | N3 |
| 443 | ni yotte / ni yoru | によって / による | by means of; due to; owing to; because of ~ | N3 |
| 444 | ni/e | に/へ | to (indicates direction / destination) | N5 |
| 445 | ni~o kasanete | に～を重ねて（に～をかさねて） | success after continuous (effort, work, adjustments, etc.) | N1 |
| 446 | nikui | にくい | difficult to do ~ | N4 |
| 447 | nimo hodo ga aru | にもほどがある | there is a limit to what is acceptable; to go too far | N1 |
| 448 | nimo kakawarazu | にも関わらず（にもかかわらず） | despite; in spite of; nevertheless; although ~ | N2 |
| 449 | nimo mashite | にも増して（にもまして） | more than…; above ~ | N1 |
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| 450 | nite | にて | in, at, with, by (formal particle) | N2 |
| 451 | niwa ataranai | には当たらない（にはあたらない） | it’s not worth; there’s no need to; does not correspond to ~ | N1 |
| 452 | niwa oyobanai | には及ばない（にはおよばない） | there is no need to; unnecessary; no match for ~ | N1 |
| 453 | no | の | possessive particle | N5 |
| 454 | no deshou ka | のでしょうか | ask a question in a polite way | N3 |
| 455 | no desu | のです | to explain something; show emphasis | N5 |
| 456 | no ga heta | のが下手（のがへた） | to be bad at doing something | N5 |
| 457 | no ga jouzu | のが上手（のがじょうず） | to be good at | N5 |
| 458 | no ga suki | のが好き（のがすき） | to like doing something | N5 |
| 459 | no itari | の至り（のいたり） | utmost; extremely ~ | N1 |
| 460 | no kiwami | の極み（のきわみ） | utmost; extremely ~ | N1 |
| 461 | no mo motto mo da | のももっともだ | no wonder; …is only natural | N2 |
| 462 | no moto de | の下で（のもとで） | under; with ~ | N2 |
| 463 | no naka de | の中で（のなかで） | in; among ~ | N4 |
| 464 | 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 |
| 465 | no nan notte | のなんのって | extremely ~ (cannot be expressed in words) | N1 |
| 466 | no ue de wa | の上では（のうえでは） | according to; from the viewpoint of ~ | N2 |
| 467 | 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 |
| 468 | no yara~no yara | のやら～のやら | or ~ (I don't know) | N1 |
| 469 | node | ので | because of; given that; since ~ | N5 |
| 470 | nomi | のみ | only; nothing but | N2 |
| 471 | nominarazu | のみならず | not only; besides; as well as ~ | N2 |
| 472 | noni | のに | although, in spite of, even though ~ | N4 |
| 473 | noni | のに | to (do something); in order to ~ | N4 |
| 474 | nowa~da | のは〜だ | [A] is [B]; the reason for [A] is [B] | N4 |
| 475 | nu | ぬ | negative verb conjugation; traditional version of ない | N2 |
| 476 | 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 |
| 477 | nuku | 抜く（ぬく） | to do something from beginning to end; completely, extremely ~ | N2 |
| 478 | o / go | お / ご | polite marker; honorific prefix particle | N5 |
| 479 | o / wo | を | object marker particle | N5 |
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| 480 | o chuushin ni | を中心に（をちゅうしんに） | focused on; centered on | N3 |
| 481 | o fumaete | を踏まえて（をふまえて） | to be based on; to take into account ~ | N1 |
| 482 | o hajime | をはじめ | for example; starting with ~ | N3 |
| 483 | o hete | を経て（をへて） | through; by way of; after; via ~ | N1 |
| 484 | o hikaete | を控えて（をひかえて） | to be soon; the time has come to; nearby; ahead of ~ | N1 |
| 485 | o ii koto ni | をいいことに | to take advantage of ~ | N1 |
| 486 | 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 |
| 487 | o kagiri ni | を限りに（をかぎりに） | starting from; the last time (ending a continued action) | N1 |
| 488 | o kanete | を兼ねて（をかねて） | also for the purpose of ~ | N1 |
| 489 | o kawakiri ni | を皮切りに（をかわきりに） | one after another; starting with ~ | N1 |
| 490 | 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 |
| 491 | o ki ni | を機に（をきに） | as an opportunity/chance to ~ | N1 |
| 492 | 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 |
| 493 | o komete | を込めて（をこめて） | filled with; full of | N3 |
| 494 | o kudasai | をください | please give me ~ | N5 |
| 495 | o megutte | をめぐって | concerning; in regard to ~ | N2 |
| 496 | o mono tomo sezuni | をものともせずに | in defiance of; not losing to / afraid / worrying about ~ | N1 |
| 497 | o moto ni | をもとに | based on; derived from; building on; beginning with ~ | N2 |
| 498 | o motte / o mochimashite | をもって / をもちまして | by means of; with; on / at / as of (time) | N1 |
| 499 | o nozoite | を除いて（をのぞいて） | except; with the exception of; excluding ~ | N2 |
| 500 | o oite~nai | をおいて～ない | only; can only be; there is no alternative, only ~ | N1 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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