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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | mono o | ものを | if only; I wish; I'm sorry it's not actually (regret) |
| 82 | mono to omowareru / mono to mirareru | ものと思われる / ものと見られる（ものとおもわれる / ものとみられる） | to think; to suppose; it is believed/expected that ~ |
| 83 | mono to suru | ものとする | shall; to assume; understood as ~ |
| 84 | mono toshite | ものとして | to assume; to suppose; on the presumption that ~ |
| 85 | moshikuwa | もしくは | or; otherwise |
| 86 | n bakari ni | んばかりに | as if; as though ~ |
| 87 | n ga tame ni | んがために | in order to ~ |
| 88 | nagara ni / nagara no | ながらに / ながらの | while; during; without change; performed in this condition |
| 89 | nai made mo | ないまでも | not to say; although it does not reach the level of ~ |
| 90 | nai mono demo nai | ないものでもない | is not entirely impossible |
| 91 | nai mono ka / nai mono darou ka | ないものか / ないものだろうか | isn't there; can’t we…?; can’t I…? |
| 92 | nai tomo kagiranai | ないとも限らない（ないともかぎらない） | not necessarily; I can't say that; maybe; might ~ |
| 93 | nakushite wa | なくしては | cannot do without ~ |
| 94 | nami | 並み（なみ） | average; ordinary; same level as; equal to; on par with ~ |
| 95 | nan to iu / nanto / nante | なんという / なんと / なんて | how (beautiful, etc.); what a ~ |
| 96 | nani shiro | 何しろ（なにしろ） | at any rate; after all; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know ~ |
| 97 | nara dewa | ならでは | distinctive of; uniquely applying to; special to ~ |
| 98 | nara iza shirazu / wa iza shirazu | ならいざしらず / はいざしらず | I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but ~ |
| 99 | nari | なり | as soon as; right after ~ |
| 100 | nari ni / nari no | なりに / なりの | suitable; in one's own way/style |
| 101 | nari tomo | なりとも | at least; even just a little (adverbial particle) |
| 102 | nari~nari | なり～なり | [A] or [B] or something; for instance ~ |
| 103 | nashi ni / nashi de | なしに / なしで | without; without doing ~ |
| 104 | ni | に | and; in addition to; the combination of ~ |
| 105 | ni atai suru | に値する（にあたいする） | to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit ~ |
| 106 | ni atte | にあって | at; on; during; in the condition of ~ |
| 107 | ni hikikae | に引き換え（にひきかえ） | compared to; in contrast to; unlike; while; whereas ~ |
| 108 | ni itaru / ni itatta | に至る / に至った（にいたる / にいたった） | leads to; come to a conclusion |
| 109 | ni itaru made | に至るまで（にいたるまで） | as far as; up until; everything from ... to ~ |
| 110 | ni itattemo | に至っても（にいたっても） | even if; even though; although something reached the point ~ |
| 111 | ni ittate wa | に至っては（にいたっては） | when it comes to; as for ~ |
| 112 | ni iwasereba | に言わせれば（にいわせれば） | if you ask; if one may say ~ |
| 113 | ni kagitta koto dewa nai | に限ったことではない（にかぎったことではない） | not limited to only ~ |
| 114 | ni kakatte wa / ni kakattara / ni kakaru to / kakareba | にかかっては / にかかったら / にかかると / かかれば | when handled by (N), becomes a completely different result |
| 115 | ni kakatteiru | にかかっている | depending on; to depend on; whether or not |
| 116 | ni kako tsukete | にかこつけて | to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse |
| 117 | ni kamakete | にかまけて | to be too busy; to focus / concentrate only on ~ |
| 118 | ni katakunai | に難くない（にかたくない） | easy to do; it’s not hard to (imagine, understand, guess) |
| 119 | ni matsuwaru | にまつわる | to be related to; to concern; associated with ~ |
| 120 | ni nottotte | に則って（にのっとって） | based on; according to; in accordance with ~ |
JLPT N1 Grammar List total: (253)
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