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JLPT N2 Grammar List

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.

Click on the lesson link for detailed notes about grammar structure, how-to-use, conjugations, example
sentences, interactive aids, and more.

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# Grammar Lesson 文法レッスン Grammar Meaning

1 ageku あげく to end up; in the end; finally; after all ~

2 aruiwa あるいは or; either; maybe; perhaps; possibly ~

3 bakari ばかり about, approximately ~

4 bakari da ばかりだ continue to (go in negative direction)

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5 bakari ka ばかりか not only... but also; as well as ~

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# Grammar Lesson 文法レッスン Grammar Meaning

6 bakari ni ばかりに simply because; on account of~ (negative

result)

7 chinamini ちなみに by the way; in this connection; incidentally;

(conjunction)

8 chitto mo~nai ちっとも～ない (not) at all; (not) in the least ~

9 dake atte だけあって being the case; precisely because; as

expected from ~

10 dake mashi da だけましだ it’s better than; one should feel grateful for ~

11 dake ni だけに being the case; precisely because; as one

would expect

12 dake no koto wa aru だけのことはある no wonder; as expected of; not ... for
nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it

13 dake wa だけは to do all that one can

14 datte だって because; but; after all; even; too

15 de shika nai でしかない merely; nothing but; no more than; there is

only ~

16 dokoro dewa nai どころではない not the time for; not the place for; far from;
anything but ~

17 dokoro ka どころか far from; anything but; let alone; not to

mention; much less ~

18 dou yara どうやら possibly; apparently; seems like; somehow;

barely ~

19 douse どうせ anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; no

matter what

20 enai 得ない（えない） unable to; cannot; it is not possible to ~ 

21 eru / uru 得る（える / うる） can; to be able to; is possible to~

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# Grammar Lesson 文法レッスン Grammar Meaning

22 futatabi 再び（ふたたび） again; once more

23 fuu ni ふうに this way; that way; in such a way; how

ga kikkake de / o がきっかけで / をき with… as a start; as a result of; taking

24
kikkake ni っかけに advantage of ~

25 ge げ looks like; seems like; appears to ~

26 gyaku ni 逆に（ぎゃくに） conversely; on the contrary ~

27 hanmen 反面（はんめん） while, although; on the other hand~

28 hatashite 果たして（はたして） as was expected; sure enough; really;

actually ~

29 ichiou 一応（いちおう） more or less; pretty much; roughly;

tentatively ~

30 igai 以外（いがい） with the exception of; excepting ~

以上に（いじょう
31 ijou ni
に） more than; not less than; beyond ~

以上は（いじょう
32 ijou wa
は） because; since; seeing that ~

33 ikinari いきなり abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without

warning

34 ikki ni 一気に（いっきに） in one go; without stopping; all at once;

immediately; instantly; right away ~

一方で（いっぽう
35 ippou de
で） on one hand, on the other hand; although ~

36 iwayuru いわゆる what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so

to speak​

37 iyoiyo いよいよ at last; finally; beyond doubt 

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# Grammar Lesson 文法レッスン Grammar Meaning

38 jou 上（じょう） for the sake of; from the standpoint of; as a
matter of; in terms of ~

39 ka no you ni かのように as if; just like ~

かと思ったら（かと
40 ka to omottara
おもったら） just when; no sooner than ~

JLPT N2 Grammar List total: (197)

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*NOTE* Officially, there are no kanji, vocabulary, or grammar lists for the JLPT. As a result, it is not
possible to be certain which kanji, words, or grammar will or will not appear in a given test. Our
study lists are based on prior test data and comparisons with other available lists of JLPT kanji,
vocabulary, grammar, etc.
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