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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | ikani mo | いかにも | indeed; really; truly; just (like); very; extremely ~ |
| 42 | izure ni shitemo / izure ni shiro / izure ni seyo | いずれにしても / いずれにしろ / いずれにせよ | anyhow; anyway; either way; in any case ~ |
| 43 | jimita | じみた | to become; to appear like; to look like; tainted with ~ |
| 44 | ka ina ka | か否か（かいなか） | whether or not ~ |
| 45 | ka to omoikiya | かと思いきや（かとおもいきや） | contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ~ |
| 46 | kagiri da | 限りだ（かぎりだ） | to feel strongly |
| 47 | kai mo naku | 甲斐もなく（かいもなく） | despite; even though ~ |
| 48 | kanousei ga aru | 可能性がある（かのうせいがある） | may/might; there’s a possibility that ~ |
| 49 | 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 ~ |
| 50 | kare~kare | かれ～かれ | sooner or later; more or less |
| 51 | katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; incidentally; for the purpose of ~ |
| 52 | katawara | かたわら | while; besides; at the same time; in addition |
| 53 | katsute | かつて | once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- |
| 54 | kirai ga aru | 嫌いがある（きらいがある） | bad habit; to have a tendency to ~ |
| 55 | kiri ga nai | 切りがない（きりがない） | endless; boundless; going on forever; there’s no end to ~ |
| 56 | kitte no | きっての | the most / greatest … of all |
| 57 | kiwamaru / kiwamarinai | 極まる / 極まりない（きわまる / きわまりない） | extremely; very ~ |
| 58 | koso are | こそあれ | although; even though ~ |
| 59 | koso sure | こそすれ | and; although; but ~ |
| 60 | koso~ga/keredo | こそ「～が・けれど」 | but; although (emphasis) |
| 61 | koto gotoku | ことごとく | altogether; entirely; completely ~ |
| 62 | koto kono ue nai / kono ue nai / kono ue naku | ことこの上ない / この上ない / この上なく（ことこのうえない / このうえない / このうえなく） | the most of all; the best; nothing is more ... than ~ |
| 63 | koto mo atte | こともあって | partly because; also because of; plus the reason for ~ |
| 64 | koto nashi ni | ことなしに | without doing something |
| 65 | koto no nai you ni | ことのないように | so as not to; to not ~ |
| 66 | koto tote | こととて | because; since ~ |
| 67 | kurai nara | くらいなら | rather than (do ...) |
| 68 | kurai no mono da | くらいのものだ | only (emphasis) |
| 69 | made da / made no koto da | までだ / までのことだ | only; just; nothing else |
| 70 | made mo nai / made mo naku | までもない / までもなく | there's no need to; it’s not necessary to ~ |
| 71 | majiki | まじき | should not; must not ~ |
| 72 | makuru | まくる | to do over and over again; to do relentlessly |
| 73 | mamire | まみれ | covered with; stained; smeared with ~ |
| 74 | marukkiri | まるっきり | completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all ~ |
| 75 | meku | めく | seems; show signs of; to have the appearance of ~ |
| 76 | mo douzen da | も同然だ（もどうぜんだ） | just like; same as ~ |
| 77 | mo saru koto nagara | もさることながら | one may well say so, but~; not only... but also ~ |
| 78 | mo shinai de | もしないで | without even doing ~ |
| 79 | mohaya | もはや | already; now; no longer; not anymore |
| 80 | mono de | もので | because; for that reason |
JLPT N1 Grammar List total: (253)
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