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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aete | 敢えて（あえて） | dare to; daringly; deliberately; purposely ~ |
| 2 | akumade mo | あくまでも | to the end; persistently; absolutely; is still very ~ |
| 3 | an no jou | 案の定（あんのじょう） | just as one thought; as usual; sure enough |
| 4 | arakajime | あらかじめ | beforehand; in advance; previously |
| 5 | atte no | あっての | which can exist solely due to the presence of; which owes everything to |
| 6 | ba koso | ばこそ | only because ~ |
| 7 | ba sore made da / tara sore made da | ばそれまでだ / たらそれまでだ | if… then it’s over |
| 8 | bekarazu / bekarazaru | べからず / べからざる | must not; should not; do not ~ |
| 9 | beku | べく | in order to; for the purpose of ~ |
| 10 | beku mo nai | べくもない | cannot possibly be ~ |
| 11 | beku shite | べくして | as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course |
| 12 | biru / bite / bita | びる / びて / びた | to seem to be; to appear; to behave as ~ |
| 13 | buri / ppuri | ぶり / っぷり | style; manner; way |
| 14 | buru / butte / butta | ぶる / ぶって / ぶった | assuming the air of; behaving like; to pretend / act like ~ |
| 15 | dani / dani shinai | だに / だにしない | even; not even ~ |
| 16 | dano~dano | だの～だの | and; and the like; and so forth ~ |
| 17 | darou ni | だろうに | (1) surely..., but ~; although... is likely, ~ (2) should have (regret); might / must have been ~ |
| 18 | de are / de arou to | であれ / であろうと | whoever; whatever; however; even ~ |
| 19 | de are~de are | であれ～であれ | whether [A] or [B] |
| 20 | demo ari~demo aru | でもあり～でもある | to also be; both… and ~ |
| 21 | demo nan demo nai / kumo nan tomo nai | でも何でもない / くも何ともない（でもなんでもない / くもなんともない） | not in the least; nothing like that |
| 22 | denakute nan darou | でなくてなんだろう | must be; is definitely ~ |
| 23 | dewa arumai ka | ではあるまいか | isn't it; I wonder if it’s not ~ |
| 24 | dewa arumai shi | ではあるまいし | it’s not like; it isn’t as if ~ |
| 25 | dewa sumanai | では済まない（ではすまない） | it doesn’t end with just ~; it will take more than ~ |
| 26 | dou nimo~nai | どうにも～ない | not … by any means; no matter how hard one tries, cannot ~ |
| 27 | ga hayai ka | が早いか（がはやいか） | no sooner than; as soon as ~ |
| 28 | ga/mo~nara, ~mo~da | が/も～なら、～も～だ | negative connection/comparison (like father like son) |
| 29 | gamashii | がましい | look like; sound like; approximate; similar to; somewhat like ~ |
| 30 | gatera | がてら | while; on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally ~ |
| 31 | gotoki / gotoku / gotoshi | ごとき / ごとく / ごとし | like; as if; the same as ~ |
| 32 | gurumi | ぐるみ | together (with); -wide |
| 33 | hame ni naru | 羽目になる（はめになる） | to get stuck with; to end up with (something unpleasant) |
| 34 | hodo no koto dewa nai | ほどのことではない | it's not worth; no need to ~ |
| 35 | hou ga mashi da | ほうがましだ | better than; would rather ~ |
| 36 | houdai | 放題（ほうだい） | doing as one pleases; to one's heart's content; leaving uncontrolled |
| 37 | ikan da / ikan dewa / ikan ni yotte wa | いかんだ / いかんでは / いかんによっては | in accordance with; depending on; whether or not ~ |
| 38 | ikan ni kakawarazu / ikan ni yorazu / ikan o towazu | いかんにかかわらず / いかんによらず / いかんをとわず | regardless of; whether or not; doesn't matter whether ~ |
| 39 | ikanaru | いかなる | any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever |
| 40 | ikani | いかに | how; in what way; how much; to what extent |
JLPT N1 Grammar List total: (253)
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