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 | atte no | あっての | which can exist solely due to the presence of; which owes everything to |
| 2 | ba koso | ばこそ | only because ~ |
| 3 | beku | べく | in order to; for the purpose of ~ |
| 4 | beku mo nai | べくもない | cannot possibly be |
| 5 | dano~dano | だの～だの | and; and the like; and so forth~ |
| 6 | darou ni | だろうに | (1) surely..., but ~; although... is likely, ~ (2) should have (regret); might / must have been ~ |
| 7 | de are / de arou to | であれ / であろうと | whoever; whatever; however; even ~ |
| 8 | de are~de are | であれ～であれ | whether [A] or [B] |
| 9 | demo ari~demo aru | でもあり～でもある | to also be; both… and ~ |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | denakute nan darou | でなくてなんだろう | must be; is definitely ~ |
| 12 | dewa arumai ka | ではあるまいか | isn't it; I wonder if it’s not ~ |
| 13 | dewa arumai shi | ではあるまいし | it’s not like; it isn’t as if ~ |
| 14 | 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 ~ |
| 15 | ga hayai ka | が早いか（がはやいか） | no sooner than; as soon as ~ |
| 16 | ga/mo~nara, ~mo~da | が/も～なら、～も～だ | negative connection/comparison (like father like son) |
| 17 | gatera | がてら | while; on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally ~ |
| 18 | gurumi | ぐるみ | together (with); -wide |
| 19 | 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 ~ |
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| 20 | 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 ~ |
| 21 | ka ina ka | か否か（かいなか） | whether or not ~ |
| 22 | ka to omoikiya | かと思いきや（かとおもいきや） | contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ~ |
| 23 | kagiri da | 限りだ（かぎりだ） | to feel strongly |
| 24 | kanousei ga aru | 可能性がある（かのうせいがある） | may/might; there’s a possibility that ~ |
| 25 | kara aru / kara suru / kara no | からある / からする / からの | at least; as much as; as many as ~ |
| 26 | kare~kare | かれ～かれ | sooner or later; more or less |
| 27 | katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; incidentally; for the purpose of ~ |
| 28 | katawara | かたわら | while; besides; at the same time; in addition |
| 29 | kirai ga aru | 嫌いがある（きらいがある） | bad habit; to have a tendency to ~ |
| 30 | kiwamaru / kiwamarinai | 極まりない（きわまる / きわまりない） | extremely; very |
| 31 | koso are | こそあれ | although; even though ~ |
| 32 | koso sure | こそすれ | and; although; but |
| 33 | koso~ga/keredo | こそ「～が・けれど」 | but; although (emphasis) |
| 34 | koto mo atte | こともあって | partly because; also because of; plus the reason for ~ |
| 35 | koto nashi ni | ことなしに | without doing something |
| 36 | koto no nai you ni | ことのないように | so as not to; to not ~ |
| 37 | koto tote | こととて | because; since |
| 38 | kurai nara | くらいなら | rather than (do ...) |
| 39 | kurai no mono da | くらいのものだ | only (emphasis) |
| 40 | made da / made no koto da | までだ / までのことだ | only; just; nothing else |
JLPT N1 Grammar List total: (151)
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