Japanese grammar
All 528 grammar points from JLPT N5 to N1, in the order the Kotojutsu course teaches them. Each page starts from a sentence pattern, explains it in plain English, then gives translated examples and the mistakes learners often make. Pick your level.
JLPT N5The Tokyo subway, 71 points
- MMarunouchiHiragana, part two
- CChiyodaFirst words
- ZHanzomonThis, that, who, where
- YYurakuchoCounting
- NNambokuTime
- FFukutoshinPeople
- HHibiyaNature
- AAsakusaActions
- IMitaPositions and sizes
- SShinjukuThe city
- EOedoDaily life
- JYYamanoteThe て-form
- JCChūōThe plain form
- JKKeihin-TōhokuComparing
- JBSōbuGiving and receiving
All 71 N5 pointsStart with: The small っ: double consonants
JLPT N4The Osaka subway, 93 points
- MMidōsujiCity life
- TTanimachiLearning
- YYotsubashiShopping
- CChūōTravelling
- SSennichimaeNights out
- KSakaisujiDoing favours
- NNagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchiHealth
- IImazatosujiFamily and neighbours
- PNew TramAt work
- OŌsaka KanjōEmotions
All 93 N4 pointsStart with: Describing with a clause: relative clauses
JLPT N3The Kyoto lines, 124 points
- KKarasumaThe city and society
- TTōzaiPolitics and law
- ABiwakoWork and the economy
- DNaraStudies and knowledge
- KHKeihanMedia and communication
- UUjiFeelings
- HKHankyū KyōtoRelationships
- RARandenNature and climate
- ESaganoTravel
- EIEizanThe body and health
- BKintetsu KyōtoCompetition and danger
- KSKoseiThinking and deciding
All 124 N3 pointsStart with: Changing little by little: 〜ようになる
JLPT N2The Nagoya lines, 120 points
- HHigashiyamaThe working world
- MMeijōPolitics and society
- EMeikōThe economy and trade
- TTsurumaiArts and letters
- SSakura-dōriLaw and safety
- KKamiiidaHealth and the body
- ANAonamiScience and technology
- LLinimoThe environment
- NHMeitetsu NagoyaIndustry
- IYMeitetsu InuyamaHistory and traditions
- KNKintetsu NagoyaRites and daily life
- CFJR ChūōNature and the seasons
All 120 N2 pointsStart with: On embarking on: 〜にあたって
JLPT N1The Shinkansen, 120 points
- TKTōkaidōThe press and current affairs
- SYSan'yōLaw and institutions
- KYKyūshūValues and society
- NKNishi-KyūshūTrade and the economy
- HRHokurikuArts and crafts
- JEJōetsuThe land and the environment
- YGYamagataScience and medicine
- AKAkitaLiterature and poetry
- THTōhokuThe essay and the travel account
- HHHokkaidōClassical and formal language
All 120 N1 pointsStart with: In the midst of, given: 〜にあって