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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| 501 | to kiita | と聞いた（ときいた） | I heard... | N4 |
| 502 | to mieru / to miete | とみえる / とみえて | it seems that.. | N3 |
| 503 | to mirareru | とみられる | regarded as; appears/expected to.. | N1 |
| 504 | to miru to | とみると | upon realizing | N1 |
| 505 | to naru to / to nareba | となると / となれば | once/when something happens | N1 |
| 506 | to omoikiya | と思いきや | To think [A], but [B] | N1 |
| 507 | to omou | と思う（とおもう） | to think…; I think…; you think… | N4 |
| 508 | to sareru | とされる | is considered to.. | N1 |
| 509 | to shitatte | としたって | even if.. | N1 |
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| 510 | to sureba / to shitara / to suru to | とすれば・としたら・とすると | in the case of..; assuming.. | N3 |
| 511 | to tomo ni | と共に（とともに） | together with; at the same time as; as well as | N3 |
| 512 | tochuu de / tochuu ni | 途中で/途中に（とちゅうで/とちゅうに） | on the way; in the middle of | N3 |
| 513 | toka | とか | I heard that | N2 |
| 514 | toka~toka | とか～とか | among other things; such as; like | N4 |
| 515 | toki | とき | when; at this time | N5 |
| 516 | tokoro | ところ | just about to; on the verge of doing something | N4 |
| 517 | tokoro datta | ところだった | was just about to do something, something almost happened | N2 |
| 518 | tokoro de | ところで | by the way | N3 |
| 519 | tokoro ga | ところが | even so; however; even though | N3 |
| 520 | tokoro ni | ところに | at the time | N2 |
| 521 | tokoro wo | ところを | although/despite a certain time/situation | N1 |
| 522 | tomo | とも | even if; no matter | N2 |
| 523 | tomo arou | ともあろう | of all people (expression showing surprise at a high standing person's misbehavior) | N1 |
| 524 | tomo~tomo | とも～とも | unable to draw a conclusion; unable to judge | N1 |
| 525 | tomonaku | ともなく | uncertainty; lack of intent | N1 |
| 526 | tono koto da | とのことだ | I'm told; passing on a message | N1 |
| 527 | toori ni | とおりに | in the same way as; in the way; as | N3 |
| 528 | toshite | として | as (i.e. in the role of) | N3 |
| 529 | toshitemo | としても | assuming; even if | N2 |
| 530 | totemo | とても | very; awfully; exceedingly | N5 |
| 531 | towa | とは | indicates word or phrase being defined with emphasis/surprise | N1 |
| 532 | towa kagiranai | とは限らない（とはかぎらない） | not necessarily so; is not always true | N3 |
| 533 | towaie | とはいえ | although; nonetheless; be that as it may | N1 |
| 534 | tsu~tsu | つ～つ | two contrasting actions | N1 |
| 535 | tsuide ni | ついでに | Taking the opportunity while doing something; incidentally. | N3 |
| 536 | tsumari | つまり | in other words; in summary; in short | N3 |
| 537 | tsumori | つもり | plan to ~; intend to ~ | N5 |
| 538 | tsumori datta | つもりだった | Was planning to | N3 |
| 539 | tsumori de | つもりで | with the intention of doing | N2 |
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| 540 | tsutsu | つつ | while; although | N2 |
| 541 | tsutsu aru | つつある | to be doing; to be in the process of doing | N2 |
| 542 | tsuzukeru | 続ける（つづける） | continue to; keen on | N4 |
| 543 | tte | って | named; called | N4 |
| 544 | uchi ni | うちに | while; before; doing | N3 |
| 545 | ukemi | 受身形（うけみ） | passive form; passive voice | N4 |
| 546 | uto~uto/uga~uga | うと～うと/うが～うが | whether/even if [A] or [B]. | N1 |
| 547 | wa - topic marker | は | topic marker | N5 |
| 548 | wa ~yori... desu | は〜より・・・です | [A] is more ~ than [B] | N5 |
| 549 | wa dou desu ka | はどうですか | how about; how is | N5 |
| 550 | wa mochiron | はもちろん | not to mention; not only; but also | N3 |
| 551 | wa moto yori | はもとより | also; let alone; from the beginning | N2 |
| 552 | wa tomokaku | はともかく | whether or not; nevermind; regardless of; not to mention | N2 |
| 553 | wa~ga... wa | は〜が… は | [A] but [B]; however; comparison | N4 |
| 554 | wake da | わけだ | for that reason; no wonder; as you’d expect | N3 |
| 555 | 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 |
| 556 | wake ga nai | わけがない | there is no way that…; it is impossible to… | N3 |
| 557 | wake niwa ikanai | わけにはいかない | must not; cannot afford to; must, have no choice but to | N3 |
| 558 | wari ni | 割に（わりに） | in comparison (expresses an unexpected feeling) | N3 |
| 559 | wo kagiri ni | を限りに（をかぎりに） | starting from..; to the full extent of | N1 |
| 560 | wo kawakiri ni | を皮切りに（をかわきりに） | starting with | N1 |
| 561 | wo motte | をもって | 1) by means of; with. 2) at the time | N1 |
| 562 | ya | や | and; or; connecting particle | N5 |
| 563 | ya ina ya | や否や（やいなや） | as soon as; the moment.. | N1 |
| 564 | yagate | やがて | before long; soon; almost; eventually | N2 |
| 565 | yara~yara | やら～やら | such as; and so on.. | N2 |
| 566 | yasui | やすい | easy to; likely to; prone to; have a tendency to | N4 |
| 567 | yatto | やっと | at last; finally; barely; narrowly | N4 |
| 568 | yo | よ | you know; emphasis (ending particle) | N5 |
| 569 | yohodo / yoppodo | よほど / よっぽど | very; greatly; much; to a large extent | N2 |
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| 570 | yori | より | than; rather than; more than | N4 |
| 571 | yori | より [2] | from | N2 |
| 572 | yori ~hou ga | より～ほうが | [A] is more than [B] | N5 |
| 573 | yorimo | よりも | in comparison to; rather than | N3 |
| 574 | yotei da | 予定だ（よていだ） | plan to, intend to | N4 |
| 575 | you da | ようだ | appears; seems; looks as if | N4 |
| 576 | you dewa nai ka | ようではないか | let’s do (something); why don’t we | N2 |
| 577 | you ka~mai ka | ようか～まいか | whether or not; considering options | N1 |
| 578 | 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 |
| 579 | you ni | ように | in order to, so that | N3 |
| 580 | you ni / you na | ように / ような | like; as; similar to | N4 |
| 581 | you ni mieru | ように見える（ようにみえる） | to look; to seem; to appear | N3 |
| 582 | you ni naru | ようになる | to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into | N4 |
| 583 | you ni suru | ようにする | to try to; to make sure that | N4 |
| 584 | you to omou | ようと思う（ようとおもう） | thinking of doing; planning to | N4 |
| 585 | you to shinai | ようとしない | not try to; not make an effort to | N3 |
| 586 | you to suru | ようとする | try to; be about to | N3 |
| 587 | 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 |
| 588 | zehi | ぜひ | by all means; certainly; definitely | N4 |
| 589 | zenzen~nai | 全然～ない（ぜんぜん～ない） | (not) at all | N4 |
| 590 | zu ni sumu | ずに済む （ずにすむ） | get by without doing… | N2 |
| 591 | 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 |
| 592 | zukume | ずくめ | completely; entirely; nothing but | N1 |
| 593 | zuni | ずに | without doing | N3 |
| 594 | zurai | づらい | difficult to do | N4 |
| 595 | かいがある | 甲斐がある（かいがある） | it’s worth one’s efforts to do something | N2 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (595)
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