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JLPT N3 Grammar List — All 72 Points

Every JLPT N3 grammar point in one list: 72 patterns with English glosses. 11 link to shelves of free graded Japanese texts that use the point in real sentences, with furigana and an English breakdown.

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N3 Grammar

All 72 N3 grammar points

11 with reading shelves
  1. AのではなくB(のです)
  2. 〜ば〜ほど
  3. 〜ばかりnothing but / only5
  4. どうしても
  5. どうやら
  6. ふり
  7. 〜がちtends to / prone to10
  8. 〜げlooking / seeming4 texts
  9. 〜ぐらい
  10. 〜始める
  11. ほど
  12. いったい(一体)
  13. 〜かと思うとjust when / no sooner than9
  14. 〜かえって1 text
  15. 限る
  16. 〜代わり
  17. きり
  18. こそ
  19. 〜ことになる1 text
  20. まい2 texts
  21. ままas it is / unchanged1 text
  22. まさか
  23. 〜ものだshould / used to / general truth8
  24. むしろ
  25. N+を始め
  26. 〜ないうちに
  27. なかなか
  28. 〜に違いないmust be / no doubt6
  29. 〜に関する
  30. 〜になれる
  31. 〜にすぎないmerely / nothing more than2 texts
  32. 〜には〜の〜がある
  33. 〜によると
  34. 〜によって1 text
  35. 〜のではないかisn't it? / I wonder if2 texts
  36. おいて(於いて)
  37. おかげで
  38. 〜っぽい
  39. 〜らしいseems / typical of3 texts
  40. さえ1 text
  41. 〜さえ〜ばif only / as long as2 texts
  42. さらに(更に)
  43. せいぜい
  44. すでに(既に)
  45. 〜たばかりjust did5
  46. 〜たものだused to (nostalgia)3 texts
  47. 〜たとたんthe moment / as soon as2 texts
  48. 〜たび〜every time3 texts
  49. 〜ためにin order to / because of12
  50. 〜たて2 texts
  51. 〜たってeven if (casual ても)3 texts
  52. 〜て初めて
  53. 〜てならないcan't help feeling6
  54. 〜てしかたがないcan't help but / extremely2 texts
  55. 〜てたまらないunbearably / can't stand it5
  56. 〜てはif / whenever (repeated)3 texts
  57. 〜というのはthe thing called / this is because2 texts
  58. 〜としたらsupposing / if2 texts
  59. 〜として
  60. 〜とともに〜2 texts
  61. 〜とても〜ない
  62. つい
  63. つもりで
  64. 〜うちにwhile / before it changes4 texts
  65. 〜Vるために
  66. 〜は〜で有名
  67. 〜は〜くらいです
  68. わざわざ
  69. ようにso that / in order to18
  70. 〜ようになる1 text
  71. ようにする
  72. 〜ずwithout / not (literary)10

解説かいせつBackground

About JLPT N3 grammar

JLPT N3 grammar bridges textbook Japanese and native material: nuanced conjunctions, hearsay and appearance patterns like 〜そうだ and 〜らしい, and the formal connectors that hold real prose together. This list covers all 72 N3 points in Yomimaru's taxonomy.

At N3 the highest-value practice is seeing the same pattern across many contexts until it stops feeling like grammar. 11 of the 72 points link to shelves of free graded texts where the point appears in real sentences, each read backed by furigana, instant lookups, and an English breakdown.

質問しつもんQuestions

JLPT N3 grammar: questions & answers

How many JLPT N3 grammar points are there?

There are 72 JLPT N3 grammar points in this list — the complete N3 taxonomy Yomimaru's library is tagged with. 11 of them currently link to a reading shelf of 5 or more free texts that use the point.

What is the best way to learn N3 grammar?

Study a point, then read it in context. Each linked point on this page opens a shelf of free graded Japanese texts that use the pattern in real sentences — with furigana, tap-to-look-up, and an English vocabulary and grammar breakdown — so the rule turns into something you recognise on sight.

Are these N3 grammar reading shelves free?

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