This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1.
The JLPT N1 Grammar List lessons are arranged in English romaji alphabetical order.
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| Grammar Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| [x] ga [x] nara, [y] mo [y] da | XがXなら、YもYだ | like [father] like [son] (negative meaning) |
| atte no | あっての | which owes everything to |
| dano~dano | だの～だの | and; and the like; and so forth |
| de are/de arou to | であれ/であろうと | whoever / whatever / however |
| de are~de are | であれ～であれ | whether [A] or [B] |
| donna ni~uga/uto(mo) | どんなに～うが/うと(も) | Now matter how/what; even if |
| ga hayai ka | が早いか（がはやいか） | as soon as |
| gatera | がてら | on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally |
| gurumi | ぐるみ | together (with); -wide |
| kagiri da | 限りだ（かぎりだ） | to feel strongly |
| kara aru / kara suru / kara no | からある/からする/からの | at least; approximately X or more |
| katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; for the purpose of |
| katawara | かたわら | while; at the same time; in addition |
| koso are | こそあれ | although; even though |
| koso ga/keredo | こそ「～が・けれど」 | but; although (emphasis) |
| koso sure | こそすれ | part [B] of sentence is definitely not (strong emphasis) |
| koto nashi ni | ことなしに | without doing; unless |
| koto no nai you ni | ことのないように | so as not to; to not |
| kurai nara | くらいなら | rather than... |
| kurai no mono da | くらいのものだ | only |
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| made da | までだ | only; just; nothing else |
| made mo nai | までもない | it is not necessary to~ |
| mamire | まみれ | covered with; stained; smeared with |
| mono to suru | ものとする | often used in legal documents to express rules or conditions |
| mono toshite | ものとして | to assume; to suppose |
| mono wo | ものを | although; but; even though; I wish that |
| nai made mo | ないまでも | even if [A] is not done, then [B] |
| nakushite | なくして | without |
| nami | 並み（なみ） | same level as; equal to; on par with; each; row of |
| nara dewa | ならでは | distinctive of~; special to~ |
| nari | なり | as soon as |
| nari ni / nari no | なりに / なりの | In one's own way/style |
| nari tomo | なりとも | at least; even a little |
| nari~nari | なり～なり | or |
| nashi ni | なしに | without |
| ni atte | にあって | at; on; during; in the condition of |
| ni iwasereba | に言わせれば | if you ask...; if one may say... |
| ni kagitta koto de wa nai | に限ったことではない | not limited to only~ |
| ni shite | にして | only; even; at (place, time); in (time span) |
| no yara; mono yara; koto yara | のやら・ものやら・ことやら | I wonder..; unsure |
JLPT N1 Grammar List total: (84)
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