Complete JLPT Grammar List

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
501 te koso now that; since (something happened) N2
502 te kudasai please do N5
503 te kureru to do a favor; do something for someone N4
504 te kuru to do… and come back; to become; to continue; to start~ N4
505 te made even; will go far so as to~ N2
506 te miru try doing N4
507 te morau to get somebody to do something N4
508 te naranai can't help but; dying to; extremely~ N2
509 te oku to do something in advance N4
510 te shimau / chau to do something by accident, to finish completely N4
511 te shou ga nai/te shikata ga nai can't help but~; very; extremely N3
512 te sumimasen I’m sorry for N4
513 te sumu sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by~ N3
514 te tamaranai can't help but; dying to; extremely~ N2
515 te touzen da natural; as a matter of course N2
516 te wa ikenai must not; may not; cannot N5
517 te wa ikenai kara in order to not~; to prevent a negative situation N3
518 te yaru to do for; to do a favor (casual) N4
519 te yokatta I’m glad that.. N4
520 teiru baai janai this is no time to be doing~ N3
521 teiru tokoro in the process of doing N4
522 teki change noun into na-adjective (-ish; -like; -ish) N3
523 temae considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint N1
524 temo even; even if; even though~ N4
525 temo hajimaranai even if you... it’s no use; there is no point to~ N3
526 temo ii desu is OK to..; is alright to..; may I..? N5
527 temo kamawanai it doesn't matter if ~ N3
528 temo shou ga nai / temo shikata ga nai there's no point to~; it's no use to~; it cannot be helped N3
529 tewa / dewa whenever; if; when~; repetitive action N2
530 tewa irarenai can’t afford to; unable to~ N2
531 tewa naranai must not; cannot; should not~ N2
532 tewa~tewa repetitive situations/actions N2
533 to whenever [A] happens, [B] also happens N4
534 to and; with; as; connecting particle N5
535 to areba if; if it is the case that N1
536 to atte because of; due to the fact N1
537 to bakari ni as if to say; as though~ N1
538 to douji ni at the same time as; while; simultaneously~ N2
539 to ie domo even; even if N1
540 to ieba speaking of; when you talk of; when you say; if it were the case that~ N3
541 to ii / tara ii it would be nice if; should; I hope~ N3
542 to ii~to ii and; or; both; regarding N1
543 to itta like; such as~ N2
544 to ittemo although I say; although one might say~ N3
545 to ittemo ii you could say; one might say; I'd say~ N4
546 to iu called; named; that~ N4
547 to iu fuu ni in such a way that~ N2
548 to iu ka or more precisely; or rather N1
549 to iu ka~to iu ka not sure whether [A] or [B] N1
550 to iu koto convert phrase into noun N4
551 to iu koto da I heard~; it means that~; in other words~ N3
552 to iu koto wa that is to say; so that means; in other words~ N2
553 to iu mono during/over a period of time; since; after~ N1
554 to iu mono da something like; something called~ N2
555 to iu mono dewa nai there is no guarantee that…; not necessarily~ N2
556 to iu nowa this means; the meaning of … is; because; that is to say~ N3
557 to iu to speaking of; when you talk of; when you say~ N3
558 to iu tokoro da about; approximately N1
559 to iu wake da this means; this is why; it is the case that N1
560 to iu wake dewa nai it’s not that; it doesn’t mean that N1
561 to iu yori rather than~ N3
562 to iwarete iru it is said that~ N4
563 to iwazu not only; both (without distinction) N1
564 to kangaerareru one can think that; it is conceivable that; considered~ N2
565 to kiita I heard... N4
566 to mieru / to miete it seems that~ N3
567 to mirareru regarded as; appears/expected to.. N1
568 to miru to upon realizing N1
569 to naru to / to nareba once/when something happens N1
570 to omoikiya To think [A], but [B] N1
571 to omou to think…; I think…; you think… N4
572 to sareru is considered to; it is said that~ N1
573 to shitatte even if.. N1
574 to sureba / to shitara / to suru to in the case of~; assuming~; if A then B N3
575 to tomo ni together with; at the same time as; as well as~ N3
576 tochuu de / tochuu ni on the way; in the middle of~ N3
577 toka (de) I heard that~ N2
578 toka~toka among other things; such as; like~ N4
579 toki when; at this time N5
580 tokku ni long ago; already; a long time ago N2
581 tokoro just about to; on the verge of doing something N4
582 tokoro datta was just about to do something; something almost happened N2
583 tokoro de by the way~ N3
584 tokoro ga even so; however; even though~ N3
585 tokoro ni at the time; just as I was~ N2
586 tokoro o miru to judging from; seeing that~ N2
587 tokoro wo although/despite a certain time/situation N1
588 tomo even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though~ N2
589 tomo arou of all people (expression showing surprise at a high standing person's misbehavior) N1
590 tomo~tomo unable to draw a conclusion; unable to judge N1
591 tomonaku uncertainty; lack of intent N1
592 toori ni in the same way as; in the way; as~ N3
593 toosu to do until the end; to continually do; through~ N3
594 toshite as~; in the role of~ N3
595 toshitemo assuming; even if~ N2
596 totemo very; awfully; exceedingly​ N5
597 totemo~nai cannot possibly be; hardly~ N3
598 towa indicates word or phrase being defined​ with emphasis/surprise N1
599 towa kagiranai not necessarily so; is not always true N3
600 towaie although; nonetheless; be that as it may N1

Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (676)

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