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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| 601 | towa | とは | indicates word or phrase being defined with emphasis/surprise | N1 |
| 602 | towa kagiranai | とは限らない（とはかぎらない） | not necessarily so; is not always true | N3 |
| 603 | towaie | とはいえ | although; nonetheless; be that as it may | N1 |
| 604 | tsu~tsu | つ～つ | two contrasting actions | N1 |
| 605 | tsui | つい | accidentally; unintentionally; by mistake | N3 |
| 606 | tsui ni | ついに | finally ~; at last ~; in the end | N3 |
| 607 | tsuide ni | ついでに | while, incidentally, at the same time, on the way~ | N3 |
| 608 | tsumari | つまり | in other words; in summary; in short~ | N3 |
| 609 | tsumori | つもり | plan to ~; intend to ~ | N5 |
| 610 | tsumori datta | つもりだった | I thought I~; I believe I~; was planning to~; was intending to~ | N3 |
| 611 | tsumori de | つもりで | with the intention of doing~ | N3 |
| 612 | tsutsu | つつ | while; even though; despite~ | N2 |
| 613 | tsutsu aru | つつある | to be doing; to be in the process of doing~ | N2 |
| 614 | tsuzukeru | 続ける（つづける） | continue to; keen on~ | N4 |
| 615 | tte | って | named; called~ | N4 |
| 616 | uchi ni | うちに | while; before~ | N3 |
| 617 | ue de | 上で（うえで） | upon; after; when; for; in order to | N3 |
| 618 | ue ni | 上に（うえに） | as well; besides; in addition to; not only… but also~ | N3 |
| 619 | ue wa | 上は（うえは） | now that; since; as long as~ | N2 |
| 620 | ukemi kei | 受身形（うけみけい） | passive form; passive voice | N4 |
| 621 | uto~uto/uga~uga | うと～うと/うが～うが | whether/even if [A] or [B]. | N1 |
| 622 | wa | わ | feminine sentence ending particle | N1 |
| 623 | wa - topic marker | は | topic marker | N5 |
| 624 | wa ~yori... desu | は〜より・・・です | [A] is more ~ than [B] | N5 |
| 625 | wa betsu toshite | は別として（はべつとして） | aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not~ | N3 |
| 626 | wa dou desu ka | はどうですか | how about; how is | N5 |
| 627 | wa mochiron | はもちろん | not to mention; not only; but also~ | N3 |
| 628 | wa moto yori | はもとより | also; let alone; from the beginning | N2 |
| 629 | wa tomokaku | はともかく | anyhow; anyway; regardless; in any case; whether or not~ | N2 |
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| 630 | wa~de yuumei | は～で有名（は～でゆうめい） | famous for~ | N3 |
| 631 | wa~ga... wa | は〜が… は | [A] but [B]; however; comparison | N4 |
| 632 | wake da | わけだ | for that reason; no wonder; as you’d expect; the fact is; so you mean~ | N3 |
| 633 | 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 |
| 634 | wake ga nai | わけがない | there is no way that~; it is impossible to~ | N3 |
| 635 | wake niwa ikanai | わけにはいかない | must not; cannot afford to; must, have no choice but to~ | N3 |
| 636 | wari ni | 割に（わりに） | considering; comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually~ | N3 |
| 637 | wazato | わざと | on purpose; intentionally~ | N3 |
| 638 | wazawaza | わざわざ | to go to the trouble of; to go out of one's way to~ | N3 |
| 639 | wazuka ni | わずかに | slightly; only; barely; narrowly~ | N2 |
| 640 | wo kagiri ni | を限りに（をかぎりに） | starting from..; to the full extent of | N1 |
| 641 | wo motte | をもって | 1) by means of; with. 2) at the time | N1 |
| 642 | ya | や | and; or; connecting particle | N5 |
| 643 | ya ina ya | や否や（やいなや） | as soon as; the moment~ | N1 |
| 644 | yagate | やがて | before long; soon; almost; eventually~ | N2 |
| 645 | yara~yara | やら～やら | such things as A and B; A and B and so on~ | N2 |
| 646 | yasui | やすい | easy to; likely to; prone to; have a tendency to~ | N4 |
| 647 | yatto | やっと | at last; finally; barely; narrowly~ | N4 |
| 648 | yo | よ | you know; emphasis (ending particle) | N5 |
| 649 | yohodo / yoppodo | よほど / よっぽど | very; greatly; much; to a large extent | N2 |
| 650 | yori | より | than; rather than; more than~ | N4 |
| 651 | yori | より [2] | from~ (a time, place, or person) | N2 |
| 652 | yori ~hou ga | より～ほうが | [A] is more than [B] | N5 |
| 653 | yori hoka nai | よりほかない | to have no choice but~ | N2 |
| 654 | yorimo | よりも | in comparison to; rather than~; more than~ | N3 |
| 655 | yotei da | 予定だ（よていだ） | plan to, intend to | N4 |
| 656 | you da | ようだ | appears; seems; looks as if~ | N4 |
| 657 | you dewa | ようでは | if~ (bad result) | N2 |
| 658 | you dewa nai ka | ようではないか | let’s do (something); why don’t we~ | N2 |
| 659 | you ga nai | ようがない | there is no way to; it’s impossible to~ | N3 |
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| 660 | you ka~mai ka | ようか～まいか | whether or not; considering options | N2 |
| 661 | you na ki ga suru | ような気がする（ようなきがする） | have a feeling that; feels like; seems like; think that~ | N3 |
| 662 | you ni | ように | in order to, so that~ | N3 |
| 663 | you ni / you na | ように / ような | like; as; similar to~ | N4 |
| 664 | you ni mieru | ように見える（ようにみえる） | to look; to seem; to appear~ | N3 |
| 665 | you ni naru | ようになる | to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into~ | N4 |
| 666 | you ni suru | ようにする | to try to; to make sure that~ | N4 |
| 667 | you suru ni | 要するに（ようするに） | in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply~ | N2 |
| 668 | you to omou | ようと思う（ようとおもう） | thinking of doing; planning to~ | N4 |
| 669 | you to shinai | ようとしない | not try to; not make an effort to~ | N3 |
| 670 | you to suru | ようとする | try to; attempt to; be about to~ | N3 |
| 671 | 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 |
| 672 | zaru o enai | ざるを得ない（ざるをえない） | cannot help (doing); have no choice but to~ | N2 |
| 673 | zehi | ぜひ | by all means; certainly; definitely~ | N4 |
| 674 | zenzen~nai | 全然～ない（ぜんぜん～ない） | (not) at all | N4 |
| 675 | zo / ze | ぞ・ぜ | ending particle; adds force or indicates command | N1 |
| 676 | zu ni sumu | ずに済む （ずにすむ） | get by without doing~ | N2 |
| 677 | zukume | ずくめ | completely; entirely; nothing but | N1 |
| 678 | zuni | ずに | without doing~ | N3 |
| 679 | zuni wa irarenai | ずにはいられない | can’t help but feel; can’t help but do; must do~ | N3 |
| 680 | zurai | づらい | difficult to do~ | N4 |
| 681 | zutsu | ずつ | apiece; each; at a time | N3 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (681)
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