Although there is no official JLPT N2 grammar list, most grammar points that have been featured on previous tests are included in this list.
Each lesson is arranged in English romaji alphabetical order. In total, there are over 195 grammar lessons that you need to know in order to pass the N2.
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| # | Grammar Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | te touzen da | て当然だ（てとうぜんだ） | natural; as a matter of course |
| 162 | tewa / dewa | ては / では | whenever; if; when~; repetitive action |
| 163 | tewa irarenai | てはいられない | can’t afford to; unable to ~ |
| 164 | tewa naranai | てはならない | must not; cannot; should not ~ |
| 165 | tewa~tewa | ては～ては | repetitive situations/actions |
| 166 | to douji ni | と同時に（とどうじに） | at the same time as; while; simultaneously ~ |
| 167 | to itta | といった | like; such as ~ |
| 168 | to iu fuu ni | というふうに | in such a way that ~ |
| 169 | to iu koto wa | ということは | that is to say; so that means; in other words ~ |
| 170 | to iu mono da | というものだ | something like; something called ~ |
| 171 | to iu mono dewa nai | というものではない | there is no guarantee that…; not necessarily ~ |
| 172 | to kangaerareru | と考えられる（とかんがえられる） | one can think that; it is conceivable that; considered ~ |
| 173 | toka (de) | とか（で） | I heard that ~ |
| 174 | tokku ni | とっくに | long ago; already; a long time ago |
| 175 | tokoro datta | ところだった | was just about to do something; something almost happened |
| 176 | tokoro ni | ところに | at the time; just as I was ~ |
| 177 | tokoro o miru to | ところを見ると（ところをみると） | judging from; seeing that ~ |
| 178 | tomo | とも | even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though ~ |
| 179 | toshite~nai | として～ない | not at all; there is not even one |
| 180 | toshitemo | としても | assuming; even if ~ |
| 181 | tsutsu | つつ | while; even though; despite ~ |
| 182 | tsutsu aru | つつある | to be doing; to be in the process of doing ~ |
| 183 | ue wa | 上は（うえは） | now that; since; as long as ~ |
| 184 | wa moto yori | はもとより | also; let alone; from the beginning |
| 185 | wa tomokaku | はともかく | anyhow; anyway; regardless; in any case; whether or not ~ |
| 186 | wazuka ni | わずかに | slightly; only; barely; narrowly ~ |
| 187 | yagate | やがて | before long; soon; almost; eventually ~ |
| 188 | yara~yara | やら～やら | such things as A and B; A and B and so on ~ |
| 189 | yohodo / yoppodo | よほど / よっぽど | very; greatly; much; to a large extent |
| 190 | yori | より [2] | from~ (a time, place, or person) |
| 191 | yori hoka nai | よりほかない | to have no choice but ~ |
| 192 | you dewa | ようでは | if ~ (bad result) |
| 193 | you dewa nai ka | ようではないか | let’s do (something); why don’t we ~ |
| 194 | you ka~mai ka | ようか～まいか | whether or not; considering options |
| 195 | you suru ni | 要するに（ようするに） | in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply ~ |
| 196 | zaru o enai | ざるを得ない（ざるをえない） | cannot help (doing); have no choice but to ~ |
| 197 | zu ni sumu | ずに済む （ずにすむ） | get by without doing ~ |
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