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JLPT N3 Grammar
All 72 N3 grammar points
- AのではなくB(のです)
- 〜ば〜ほど
- 〜ばかりnothing but / only5
- どうしても
- どうやら
- ふり
- 〜がちtends to / prone to10
- 〜げlooking / seeming4 texts
- 〜ぐらい
- 〜始める
- ほど
- いったい(一体)
- 〜かと思うとjust when / no sooner than9
- 〜かえって1 text
- 限る
- 〜代わり
- きり
- こそ
- 〜ことになる1 text
- まい2 texts
- ままas it is / unchanged1 text
- まさか
- 〜ものだshould / used to / general truth8
- むしろ
- N+を始め
- 〜ないうちに
- なかなか
- 〜に違いないmust be / no doubt6
- 〜に関する
- 〜になれる
- 〜にすぎないmerely / nothing more than2 texts
- 〜には〜の〜がある
- 〜によると
- 〜によって1 text
- 〜のではないかisn't it? / I wonder if2 texts
- おいて(於いて)
- おかげで
- 〜っぽい
- 〜らしいseems / typical of3 texts
- さえ1 text
- 〜さえ〜ばif only / as long as2 texts
- さらに(更に)
- せいぜい
- すでに(既に)
- 〜たばかりjust did5
- 〜たものだused to (nostalgia)3 texts
- 〜たとたんthe moment / as soon as2 texts
- 〜たび〜every time3 texts
- 〜ためにin order to / because of12
- 〜たて2 texts
- 〜たってeven if (casual ても)3 texts
- 〜て初めて
- 〜てならないcan't help feeling6
- 〜てしかたがないcan't help but / extremely2 texts
- 〜てたまらないunbearably / can't stand it5
- 〜てはif / whenever (repeated)3 texts
- 〜というのはthe thing called / this is because2 texts
- 〜としたらsupposing / if2 texts
- 〜として
- 〜とともに〜2 texts
- 〜とても〜ない
- つい
- つもりで
- 〜うちにwhile / before it changes4 texts
- 〜Vるために
- 〜は〜で有名
- 〜は〜くらいです
- わざわざ
- ようにso that / in order to18
- 〜ようになる1 text
- ようにする
- 〜ずwithout / not (literary)10
解説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.