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文法ぶんぽうGrammar Index

Japanese Grammar by JLPT Level

302 Japanese grammar points from N5 to N1, every one listed with its English meaning and the JLPT level it belongs to.

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46 of the 302 grammar points have a full explanation page here, covering what the pattern does, how it attaches, where learners trip over it, and the free Japanese texts from this library that use it in real sentences. The rest are listed on their level page with their English meaning.

  1. JLPT N5 grammar 39 points · 8 explained in full
  2. JLPT N4 grammar 57 points · 22 explained in full
  3. JLPT N3 grammar 72 points · 11 explained in full
  4. JLPT N2 grammar 62 points · explanations coming as the library grows
  5. JLPT N1 grammar 72 points · 5 explained in full

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N5

JLPT N5 grammar

All 39 N5 points
  1. 〜からbecause / sinceCard15
  2. 〜んですexplanatory (んだ / のだ)Card26
  3. のでbecause (soft)Card9
  4. 〜たことがあるhave done before (experience)Card17
  5. 〜ているongoing action / stateCard45
  6. 〜てからafter doingCard5
  7. 〜てはいけませんmust not / may notCard7
  8. とand / with / quotationCard5

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N4

JLPT N4 grammar

All 57 N4 points
  1. 〜がするsmells / sounds / feels likeCard5
  2. 〜はずですsupposed to / should be5
  3. 〜かどうかwhether or notCard13
  4. 〜かもしれないmight / maybeCard50
  5. 〜ことにするdecide toCard6
  6. 〜ながらwhile (doing both)Card34
  7. 〜なければならないmust / have toCard17
  8. 〜させるmake/let someone do (causative)Card8
  9. しか〜ないonly / nothing butCard6
  10. 〜そうだlooks like / seems (appearance)Card11
  11. 〜そうだI heard that (hearsay)Card28
  12. 〜たらif / whenCard10
  13. 〜てあげるdo for someone (favour)Card15
  14. 〜ていたwas doing (past continuous)Card6
  15. 〜てくれるdo for me (favour)Card17
  16. 〜てくるcome to / start to (toward speaker)Card23
  17. てみるtry doingCard26
  18. 〜ておくdo in advanceCard13
  19. 〜てしまうended up (regret)Card156
  20. 〜てやるdo for (blunt benefactive)Card10
  21. 〜という〜called / namedCard24
  22. 〜ようとするtry to / be about toCard11

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N3

JLPT N3 grammar

All 72 N3 points
  1. 〜ばかりnothing but / onlyCard5
  2. 〜がちtends to / prone toCard10
  3. 〜かと思うとjust when / no sooner thanCard9
  4. 〜ものだshould / used to / general truthCard9
  5. 〜に違いないmust be / no doubtCard6
  6. 〜たばかりjust didCard5
  7. 〜ためにin order to / because ofCard13
  8. 〜てならないcan't help feelingCard6
  9. 〜てたまらないunbearably / can't stand itCard5
  10. ようにso that / in order toCard20
  11. 〜ずwithout / not (literary)Card11

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N2

JLPT N2 grammar

All 62 N2 points

No N2 point has a page of its own yet. All 62 N2 patterns are listed with their English meanings on the N2 grammar list.

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N1

JLPT N1 grammar

All 72 N1 points
  1. 〜が最後once you do, that's itCard5
  2. 〜ごときlike / as if (literary)Card9
  3. 〜ぬclassical negative (= ない)Card9
  4. 〜たところでeven if (futile)Card12
  5. 〜たるin the capacity of (literary)Card11

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解説かいせつBackground

About Japanese grammar by JLPT level

A JLPT grammar point is a fixed pattern (a particle, an ending, or a set phrase) that changes what a Japanese sentence means. The JLPT sorts them into five levels: N5 covers the sentence frames a beginner needs, and each level up adds patterns that appear more in writing than in speech, until N1 reaches the literary and idiomatic layer. The list below is the full 302-point taxonomy this library's texts are tagged against, level by level.

Grammar you have only met on a flashcard stays a rule; grammar you have met in a story becomes something you recognise on sight. The point pages here are built that way round: a hand-written explanation of the pattern, then example sentences quoted from published texts in this library, each one linked back to the story it came from so you can check the context. Points with no page of their own yet are still listed on their level page, with their English meaning.

質問しつもんQuestions

Japanese grammar by level: questions & answers

How many JLPT grammar points are there?

Yomimaru's taxonomy covers 302 grammar points across the five JLPT levels: 39 at N5, 57 at N4, 72 at N3, 62 at N2, 72 at N1. Each level page lists that level's complete set, every point with its English meaning.

Which JLPT grammar level should I start with?

Start at N5. It is the entry level of the JLPT, and it covers the sentence frames everything else builds on (です／ます politeness, the core particles, basic verb conjugation) in 39 points. Work up a level once you can read those without stopping to decode them.

How do I practise Japanese grammar by reading?

Pick a point you are studying, read the explanation, then read something that uses it. Meeting a pattern five times across five different stories does more than reviewing the rule five times, because each sighting attaches it to a context you remember. The point pages here end with free graded Japanese texts that use the pattern, with furigana over every kanji and an English breakdown of each sentence.

Is this grammar library free?

Yes. Every list and every linked reading text is free in full, no login required. A free Yomimaru account adds saved progress, the built-in dictionary, and AI study tools.

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