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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| 701 | to iu mono dewa nai | というものではない | there is no guarantee that…; not necessarily ~ | N2 |
| 702 | to iu nowa | というのは | this means; the meaning of … is; because; that is to say ~ | N3 |
| 703 | to iu to | と言うと（というと） | speaking of; when you talk of; when you say ~ | N3 |
| 704 | to iu tokoro da / to itta tokoro da | というところだ / といったところだ | at the most; no more than; at best; roughly; about ~ | N1 |
| 705 | to iu wake da | というわけだ | that's why; no wonder; this means; it is the case that ~ | N1 |
| 706 | to iu wake dewa nai | というわけではない | it’s not that; it doesn’t mean that ~ | N1 |
| 707 | to iu yori | というより | rather than ~ | N3 |
| 708 | to iwarete iru | と言われている（といわれている） | it is said that ~ | N4 |
| 709 | to iwazu~to iwazu | といわず～といわず | both; not only A or B, but (overall) ~ | N1 |
| 710 | to kangaerareru | と考えられる（とかんがえられる） | one can think that; it is conceivable that; considered ~ | N2 |
| 711 | to kiita | と聞いた（ときいた） | I heard... | N4 |
| 712 | to kiteiru | ときている | because of ~ | N1 |
| 713 | to mieru / to miete | とみえる / とみえて | it seems that ~ | N3 |
| 714 | to miru to | とみると | as soon as one realizes ..., then ~ | N1 |
| 715 | to miru ya | と見るや（とみるや） | at the sight of; upon seeing; after confirming ~ | N1 |
| 716 | to naru to / to nareba | となると / となれば | when it comes to; in such a case; if that happens | N1 |
| 717 | to omou | と思う（とおもう） | to think…; I think…; you think… | N4 |
| 718 | to sareru | とされる | is considered to; it is said that ~ | N1 |
| 719 | to sureba / to shitara / to suru to | とすれば・としたら・とすると | in the case of~; assuming~; if A then B | N3 |
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| 720 | to tomo ni | と共に（とともに） | together with; at the same time as; as well as ~ | N3 |
| 721 | 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 |
| 722 | toka (de) | とか（で） | I heard that ~ | N2 |
| 723 | toka~toka | とか～とか | among other things; such as; like ~ | N4 |
| 724 | toki | とき | when; at this time | N5 |
| 725 | tokitara | ときたら | when it comes to; concerning ~ | N1 |
| 726 | tokku ni | とっくに | long ago; already; a long time ago | N2 |
| 727 | tokoro | ところ | just about to; on the verge of doing something | N4 |
| 728 | tokoro datta | ところだった | was just about to do something; something almost happened | N2 |
| 729 | tokoro de | ところで | by the way ~ | N3 |
| 730 | tokoro ga | ところが | even so; however; even though ~ | N3 |
| 731 | tokoro ni | ところに | at the time; just as I was ~ | N2 |
| 732 | tokoro o | ところを | although (it is a certain time/condition); even though normally | N1 |
| 733 | tokoro o miru to | ところを見ると（ところをみると） | judging from; seeing that ~ | N2 |
| 734 | tomo | とも | even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though ~ | N2 |
| 735 | tomo arou mono ga | ともあろうものが | of all people (expression showing surprise at a high standing person's misbehavior) | N1 |
| 736 | tomo naku / tomo nashi ni | ともなく / ともなしに | somehow; without knowing; without thinking; unconsciously ~ | N1 |
| 737 | tomo sureba | ともすれば | apt to (do); tend to; liable to; prone to ~ | N1 |
| 738 | tomo~tomo | とも～とも | unable to draw a conclusion; unable to judge | N1 |
| 739 | toori ni | とおりに | in the same way as; in the way; as ~ | N3 |
| 740 | toosu | 通す（とおす） | to do until the end; to continually do; through ~ | N3 |
| 741 | toriwake | とりわけ | especially; above all ~ | N1 |
| 742 | toshita koto ga | としたことが | of all people, who would have thought? | N1 |
| 743 | toshite | として | as; in the role of ~ | N3 |
| 744 | toshite~nai | として～ない | not at all; there is not even one | N2 |
| 745 | toshitemo | としても | assuming; even if ~ | N2 |
| 746 | tossa ni | とっさに | at once; right away; promptly | N1 |
| 747 | tote | とて | even; even if/though ~ | N1 |
| 748 | totemo | とても | very; awfully; exceedingly | N5 |
| 749 | totemo~nai | とても～ない | cannot possibly be; hardly ~ | N3 |
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| 750 | towa | とは | I didn't know; I was surprised that; the fact that ~ | N1 |
| 751 | towa ie | とはいえ | though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless | N1 |
| 752 | towa kagiranai | とは限らない（とはかぎらない） | not necessarily so; is not always true | N3 |
| 753 | towa kurabemono ni naranai | とは比べものにならない（とはくらべものにならない） | can't compare with ~ | N1 |
| 754 | towa utte kawatte / to wa utte kawari | とは打って変わって / とは打って変わり（とはうってかわって / とはうってかわり） | unlike; totally different; very different from ~ | N1 |
| 755 | tsu~tsu | つ～つ | and ~ (indicates two contrasting actions) | N1 |
| 756 | tsui | つい | accidentally; unintentionally; by mistake | N3 |
| 757 | tsui ni | ついに | finally; at last; in the end ~ | N3 |
| 758 | tsuide ni | ついでに | while, incidentally, at the same time, on the way ~ | N3 |
| 759 | tsukusu | 尽くす（つくす） | to use up (completely without anything remaining); to exhaust; to run out of ~ | N1 |
| 760 | tsumari | つまり | in other words; in summary; in short ~ | N3 |
| 761 | tsumori | つもり | plan to ~; intend to ~ | N5 |
| 762 | tsumori datta | つもりだった | I thought I~; I believe I~; was planning to~; was intending to ~ | N3 |
| 763 | tsumori de | つもりで | with the intention of doing ~ | N3 |
| 764 | tsutsu | つつ | while; even though; despite ~ | N2 |
| 765 | tsutsu aru | つつある | to be doing; to be in the process of doing ~ | N2 |
| 766 | tsuzukeru | 続ける（つづける） | continue to; keen on ~ | N4 |
| 767 | tte | って | named; called ~ | N4 |
| 768 | tteba / ttara | ってば / ったら | speaking of; I told you already; come on (annoyance / dissatisfaction) | N1 |
| 769 | uchi ni | うちに | while; before ~ | N3 |
| 770 | uchi ni hairanai | うちに入らない（うちにはいらない） | not really; can't be regarded as ~ | N1 |
| 771 | ue de | 上で（うえで） | upon; after; when; for; in order to | N3 |
| 772 | ue ni | 上に（うえに） | as well; besides; in addition to; not only… but also ~ | N3 |
| 773 | ue wa | 上は（うえは） | now that; since; as long as ~ | N2 |
| 774 | ukemi kei | 受身形（うけみけい） | passive form; passive voice | N4 |
| 775 | wa | わ | feminine sentence ending particle | N1 |
| 776 | wa - topic marker | は | topic marker | N5 |
| 777 | wa ~yori... desu | は〜より・・・です | [Noun-1] is more ~ than [Noun-2] | N5 |
| 778 | wa betsu toshite | は別として（はべつとして） | aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not ~ | N3 |
| 779 | wa dou de are | はどうであれ | however; whatever ~ | N1 |
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| 780 | wa dou desu ka | はどうですか | how about; how is | N5 |
| 781 | wa mochiron | はもちろん | not to mention; not only ... but also ~ | N3 |
| 782 | wa moto yori | はもとより | also; let alone; from the beginning | N2 |
| 783 | wa oroka | はおろか | let alone; not to mention; needless to say ~ | N1 |
| 784 | wa sateoki | はさておき | setting aside ~ | N1 |
| 785 | wa socchinoke de / o socchinoke de | はそっちのけで / をそっちのけで | ignoring (one thing) for (another); instead of ~ | N1 |
| 786 | wa tomokaku | はともかく | anyhow; anyway; regardless; in any case; whether or not ~ | N2 |
| 787 | wa~de yuumei | は～で有名（は～でゆうめい） | famous for ~ | N3 |
| 788 | wa~ga... wa | は〜が… は | [A] but [B]; however; comparison | N4 |
| 789 | wa~wade | わ〜わで | and (listing negative things happening at the same time) | N1 |
| 790 | wake da | わけだ | for that reason; no wonder; as you’d expect; the fact is; so you mean ~ | N3 |
| 791 | 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 |
| 792 | wake ga nai | わけがない | there is no way that; it is impossible to ~ | N3 |
| 793 | wake niwa ikanai | わけにはいかない | must not; cannot afford to; must, have no choice but to ~ | N3 |
| 794 | wari ni | 割に（わりに） | considering ~; for ~; despite ~ | N3 |
| 795 | wazato | わざと | on purpose; intentionally ~ | N3 |
| 796 | wazawaza | わざわざ | to go to the trouble of; to go out of one's way to ~ | N3 |
| 797 | wazuka ni | わずかに | slightly; only; barely; narrowly ~ | N2 |
| 798 | ya | や | and; or; connecting particle | N5 |
| 799 | ya ina ya | や否や（やいなや） | as soon as; the moment ~ | N1 |
| 800 | ya shinai | やしない | should do, but don't; absolutely not; there's no way ~ | N1 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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