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 | o oshite / o oshikitte | を押して / を押し切って（をおして / をおしきって） | to overcome (opposition); to push past ~ | N1 |
| 502 | o sakai ni | を境に（をさかいに） | since ~ (indicates a large change before & after) | N1 |
| 503 | o towazu | を問わず（をとわず） | regardless of; irrespective of; no matter | N2 |
| 504 | 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 |
| 505 | 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 |
| 506 | o yoso ni | をよそに | despite; without regards to ~ | N1 |
| 507 | 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 |
| 508 | o~kudasai | お～ください | please do ~ (honorific) | N4 |
| 509 | o~negau | お～願う（お～ねがう） | please do; could you please…; I ask of you to ~ | N2 |
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| 510 | o~ni naru | お～になる | to do (honorific) | N4 |
| 511 | okage de | おかげで | thanks to; owing to; because of ~ | N3 |
| 512 | oki ni | おきに | repeated at intervals, every ~ | N4 |
| 513 | omake ni | おまけに | to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that | N2 |
| 514 | omoi o suru | 思いをする（おもいをする） | to think; to feel ~ | N1 |
| 515 | ori ni | 折に（おりに） | when; at the time; on the occasion ~ | N1 |
| 516 | osoraku | 恐らく（おそらく） | perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say ~ | N2 |
| 517 | 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 |
| 518 | owaru | 終わる（おわる） | to finish; to end~ | N4 |
| 519 | oyobi | 及び（および） | and; as well as ~ | N2 |
| 520 | oyoso | およそ | about; roughly; generally; approximately; completely ~ | N1 |
| 521 | ppanashi | っぱなし | leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use | N3 |
| 522 | ppoi | っぽい | seems like; somewhat; -ish; easily does; often does ~ | N3 |
| 523 | rareru | られる | potential form; ability or inability to do something | N4 |
| 524 | rashii | らしい | it seems like; I heard; apparently ~ | N4 |
| 525 | roku ni~nai | ろくに～ない | not well; not enough; improperly; insufficiently; unsatisfactorily ~ | N2 |
| 526 | sa | さ | -ness ; nominalizer for adjective | N4 |
| 527 | sa | さ | ending particle; indicates assertion | N1 |
| 528 | sae | さえ | even; so much as; not even | N3 |
| 529 | sae~ba | さえ～ば | if only; as long as ~ | N3 |
| 530 | sai ni | 際に（さいに） | when; at the time of; in the case of ~ | N3 |
| 531 | saichuu ni | 最中に（さいちゅうに） | while; during; in the middle of ~ | N3 |
| 532 | saiwai na koto ni | 幸いなことに（さいわいなことに） | fortunately; luckily; thankfully ~ | N2 |
| 533 | sakki | さっき | some time ago; just now | N4 |
| 534 | samo | さも | really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; as if ~ | N1 |
| 535 | samonaito | さもないと | otherwise; or else; if not ~ | N1 |
| 536 | sara ni | さらに | furthermore; again; more and more ~ | N3 |
| 537 | saserareru | させられる | causative-passive; to be made to do something | N4 |
| 538 | saseru | させる | causative form; to make/let somebody do something | N4 |
| 539 | sasete kudasai | させてください | please let me do | N4 |
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| 540 | sasuga | さすが | as one would expect; as is to be expected; even ~ | N4 |
| 541 | sate | さて | conjunction: well; now; then ~ | N3 |
| 542 | sazo | さぞ | surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed ~ | N1 |
| 543 | sei de | せいで | because of; due to; as a result of ~ | N3 |
| 544 | sei ka | せいか | perhaps because ~ | N2 |
| 545 | seizei | せいぜい | at the most; at best; to the utmost | N3 |
| 546 | sekkaku | せっかく | especially; (thank you for) troubling to, going to great pains for ~ | N2 |
| 547 | semete | せめて | at least; at most ~ | N2 |
| 548 | shi | し | and; and what’s more ~ (emphasis) | N4 |
| 549 | shibaraku | しばらく | for a moment; for a while; for the time being | N3 |
| 550 | shidai | 次第（しだい） | as soon as, dependent upon | N2 |
| 551 | shidai de | 次第で（しだいで） | depending on; so ~ | N2 |
| 552 | shidai ni | 次第に（しだいに） | gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order | N2 |
| 553 | shikamo | しかも | moreover; furthermore; and yet; what’s more ~ | N2 |
| 554 | shikanai | しかない | have no choice but ~ | N3 |
| 555 | shikashi | しかし | but; however ~ | N5 |
| 556 | shimatsu da | 始末だ（しまつだ） | end up; in the end; as a result (negative) | N1 |
| 557 | soba kara | そばから | as soon as; right after ~ | N1 |
| 558 | sobireru | そびれる | to miss a chance; to fail to do ~ | N1 |
| 559 | sokonau / sokoneru / sonjiru | 損なう / 損ねる / 損じる（そこなう / そこねる / そんじる） | to do something wrong; by mistake; to miss a chance; to fail to ~ | N1 |
| 560 | sonna ni | そんなに | so much; so; like that | N4 |
| 561 | sono tame ni | そのために | hence; for that reason; because of ~ | N3 |
| 562 | sono ue | その上（そのうえ） | besides; in addition; furthermore ~ | N2 |
| 563 | sore demo | それでも | but still; and yet; even so ~ | N4 |
| 564 | sore kara | それから | and; and then; after that; since then | N5 |
| 565 | sore na noni | それなのに | and yet; despite this; but even so ~ | N2 |
| 566 | sore nara | それなら | if that’s the case; if so ~ | N2 |
| 567 | sore ni | それに | besides; in addition; also; moreover ~ | N4 |
| 568 | sore ni shitemo | それにしても | nevertheless; at any rate; even so; be that as it may ~ | N2 |
| 569 | soretomo | それとも | or; or else ~ | N3 |
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| 570 | soshite | そして | and; and then; thus; and now ~ | N5 |
| 571 | sou da [1] | そうだ | I heard that; it is said that ~ | N4 |
| 572 | sou da [2] | そうだ | looks like; appears like; seeming ~ | N4 |
| 573 | sou ieba | そう言えば（そういえば） | come to think of it; now that you mention it ~ | N2 |
| 574 | sou mo nai /sou ni nai | そうもない /そうにない | very unlikely to; showing no signs of ~ | N3 |
| 575 | sou ni / sou na | そうに / そうな | seems like; looks like ~ | N4 |
| 576 | sou suru to | そうすると | having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way | N2 |
| 577 | sube ga nai | 術がない（すべがない） | there is no way / means; cannot do ~ | N1 |
| 578 | sude ni | すでに | something has already been done/taken place; is already the case | N3 |
| 579 | sue ni | 末に（すえに） | finally; after; following; at the end/ conclusion of ~ | N2 |
| 580 | sugiru | すぎる | too much | N5 |
| 581 | sukoshi mo~nai | 少しも～ない（すこしも～ない） | not one bit; not even a little ~ | N2 |
| 582 | sukunaku tomo | 少なくとも（すくなくとも） | at least ~ | N2 |
| 583 | sunawachi | すなわち | in other words; namely ~ | N3 |
| 584 | sura / de sura | すら / ですら | even ~ (with emphasis) | N1 |
| 585 | suuryou + wa | 数量 + は（すうりょう + は） | at least ~ | N3 |
| 586 | ta bakari | たばかり | just finished; something just occurred | N4 |
| 587 | ta hazumi ni / ta hyoushi ni | た弾みに / た拍子に（たはずみに / たひょうしに） | the moment [A], unintentionally / inadvertently caused something to happen | N1 |
| 588 | ta koto ga aru | たことがある | to have done something before | N5 |
| 589 | ta koto ni suru / ta koto ni naru | たことにする / たことになる | pretend to; see things as untrue; contrary to the truth ~ | N1 |
| 590 | ta mono da | たものだ | used to do; would often do | N3 |
| 591 | ta tokoro | たところ | just finished doing, was just doing | N4 |
| 592 | ta tokoro de | たところで | even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) | N1 |
| 593 | ta totan | たとたん | as soon as; just as ~ | N3 |
| 594 | ta tsumori wa nai | たつもりはない | have no intention to / didn't mean to ~ | N1 |
| 595 | tabi ni | たびに | whenever; every time ~ | N3 |
| 596 | tada~nomi da | ただ～のみだ | all we can do is; can do nothing but; only ~ | N1 |
| 597 | tadachi ni | 直ちに（ただちに） | at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically ~ | N2 |
| 598 | tadoushi & jidoushi | 他動詞 & 自動詞（たどうし & じどうし） | Transitive & Intransitive Verbs | N4 |
| 599 | tagaru | たがる | wants to do ~ (third person) | N4 |
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| 600 | tai | たい | want to do something | N5 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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