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Japanese Grammar by JLPT Level

All 302 JLPT grammar points, organised N5 to N1. 45 link to shelves of free graded Japanese texts that use the point in real sentences — furigana, instant lookups, and an English breakdown on every read.

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N5

JLPT N5 grammar

All 39 N5 points
  1. 〜からbecause / since15
  2. 〜んですexplanatory (んだ / のだ)25
  3. のでbecause (soft)8
  4. 〜たことがあるhave done before (experience)17
  5. 〜ているongoing action / state43
  6. 〜てからafter doing5
  7. 〜てはいけませんmust not / may not7
  8. とand / with / quotation5

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N4

JLPT N4 grammar

All 57 N4 points
  1. 〜がするsmells / sounds / feels like5
  2. 〜かどうかwhether or not13
  3. 〜かもしれないmight / maybe49
  4. 〜ことにするdecide to6
  5. 〜ながらwhile (doing both)29
  6. 〜なければならないmust / have to17
  7. 〜させるmake/let someone do (causative)7
  8. しか〜ないonly / nothing but5
  9. 〜そうだlooks like / seems (appearance)11
  10. 〜そうだI heard that (hearsay)27
  11. 〜たらif / when6
  12. 〜てあげるdo for someone (favour)15
  13. 〜ていたwas doing (past continuous)6
  14. 〜てくれるdo for me (favour)16
  15. 〜てくるcome to / start to (toward speaker)23
  16. てみるtry doing23
  17. 〜ておくdo in advance13
  18. 〜てしまうended up (regret)152
  19. 〜てやるdo for (blunt benefactive)10
  20. 〜という〜called / named22
  21. 〜ようとするtry to / be about to11

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N3

JLPT N3 grammar

All 72 N3 points
  1. 〜ばかりnothing but / only5
  2. 〜がちtends to / prone to10
  3. 〜かと思うとjust when / no sooner than9
  4. 〜ものだshould / used to / general truth8
  5. 〜に違いないmust be / no doubt6
  6. 〜たばかりjust did5
  7. 〜ためにin order to / because of12
  8. 〜てならないcan't help feeling6
  9. 〜てたまらないunbearably / can't stand it5
  10. ようにso that / in order to18
  11. 〜ずwithout / not (literary)10

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N2

JLPT N2 grammar

All 62 N2 points

No N2 point has a reading shelf yet — the full list lives on the JLPT N2 grammar page.

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N1

JLPT N1 grammar

All 72 N1 points
  1. 〜が最後once you do, that's it5
  2. 〜ごときlike / as if (literary)9
  3. 〜ぬclassical negative (= ない)9
  4. 〜たところでeven if (futile)12
  5. 〜たるin the capacity of (literary)11

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 its complete set with English glosses.

How do I practise Japanese grammar by reading?

Pick a point you're studying and open its shelf: 45 points currently link to free graded texts that use the pattern naturally, with furigana and an English vocabulary and grammar breakdown, so you meet it in real sentences instead of isolated examples.

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.