JLPT N1 · Advanced

JLPT N1 Grammar List

All 170 N1 grammar points with meanings and 1667 audio example sentences. Near-native mastery: literary grammar, idioms, and the full kanji range. Tap any point for full notes and examples.

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Intermediate 8

にほかならない Nothing but/None other than 12 ex.
までもない There's no need to/Needless to say 8 ex.
たところで Even if/No matter how 9 ex.
ながら（も） While being/While remaining 14 ex.
っぽい Have the appearance of/-ish 10 ex.
っぽい Slightly/Somewhat 10 ex.
っぽい -ish/Like 10 ex.
をはじめ（として） Starting with/Including 5 ex.

Advanced 162

が早いか As soon as/No sooner than 8 ex.
や否や・やいなや As soon as/The moment 9 ex.
なり As soon as/Immediately upon 8 ex.
限りだ Extremely 5 ex.
この上ない Extremely (formal) 13 ex.
この上ない The height of/Utmost 13 ex.
ものではない Cannot bear/Unbearable 11 ex.
て仕方がない Cannot help but/Extremely 11 ex.
ないまでも Even if not/If not... at least 10 ex.
といえども Even though/Even if 11 ex.
ならでは（の） Unique to/Only... can 9 ex.
ようと・が Whether... or not 14 ex.
とあって Because of/Due to (special circumstance) 8 ex.
をおいてほかに（は）ない Other than/Except 8 ex.
ならでは（の） Unique to/Characteristic of 9 ex.
んばかり（に） As if about to/Almost 13 ex.
ずにはおかない Cannot leave/Will not fail to 7 ex.
まで（のこと）だ That's all/Simply 8 ex.
をよそに In defiance of/Ignoring 8 ex.
もさることながら Not only... but also 6 ex.
ともなく Without particularly/Casually 8 ex.
をものともせず In spite of/Undaunted by 9 ex.
や否や・やいなや As soon as/No sooner than 9 ex.
故に・ゆえに Because/Since (formal) 12 ex.
にかかわらず・に関/拘/係わらず Regardless of 16 ex.
にかかわらず・に関/拘/係わらず Regardless of/Irrespective of 16 ex.
に応じて・応じた Depending on 12 ex.
をものともせず Despite/In spite of 9 ex.
とは言え Although/Though/Having said that 12 ex.
ものの Although one says/Though 12 ex.
べく In order to/For the purpose of 6 ex.
んとする Trying to/Attempting to 9 ex.
を問わず Regardless of/Irrespective of 16 ex.
のみならず Not only... but also 10 ex.
ばかりに Simply because 11 ex.
だけのことはある It's no wonder / no surprise 9 ex.
であれ Even if / no matter what 10 ex.
どころではない Far from ~ / cannot afford to 13 ex.
言うまでもない Needless to say 9 ex.
かのように As if 13 ex.
かと思うと As soon as / no sooner than 8 ex.
ことか How ~! / what a ~! 9 ex.
ことから Because / from the fact that 8 ex.
ものなら If ~ at all (conditional) 10 ex.
ものを Although / but (regret) 8 ex.
にひきかえ In contrast to 11 ex.
に決まっている Surely / bound to be 8 ex.
に越したことはない Nothing is better than 12 ex.
にしろ・せよ Even if / whether 15 ex.
にとどまらず Not limited to / going beyond 11 ex.
につけ As / every time / whenever 9 ex.
にわたって・わたる For / over (a period or range) 15 ex.
を中心に Centering around / focused on 11 ex.
恐れがある There is a fear/risk that 16 ex.
といった Such as 8 ex.
とは To think that ~ / surprised that 13 ex.
あえて Dare to; deliberately; purposely 14 ex.
あくまでも To the end; persistently; absolutely 13 ex.
あながちない Not necessarily; not always true 7 ex.
いかなる Any; no matter what; whatsoever 15 ex.
いかに How; in what way; to what extent 12 ex.
いわゆる So-called; what one might call 7 ex.
か否か Whether or not 9 ex.
から言って Judging from; from the standpoint of 8 ex.
且つ・かつ And; moreover; at the same time (formal) 13 ex.
まして（や） Let alone; much less; all the more 10 ex.
滅多にない Seldom; rarely; hardly ever 5 ex.
見るからに Clearly; obviously; at a glance 10 ex.
ものか Definitely not; absolutely not 10 ex.
ものか Wish; wonder if; should (rhetorical) 14 ex.
もっとも However; although; admittedly 7 ex.
むしろ Rather; instead; if anything 16 ex.
ないでもない It's not that one doesn't; not entirely impossible 8 ex.
ないし（は） Or; ranging from ~ to ~ 11 ex.
なお Still; furthermore; in addition (formal written) 11 ex.
なおさら Even more; all the more; more than ever 6 ex.
なるほど I see; indeed; I understand now 10 ex.
なぜか For some reason; somehow; for an unknown reason 6 ex.
なぜなら（ば）からだ Because; the reason is 6 ex.
にかけては When it comes to; in terms of; for 6 ex.
にかたくない・に難くない Not hard to; can easily imagine 8 ex.
にして In; at; over (time/distance); while being 13 ex.
にして And; both ~ and ~ (formal) 13 ex.
によらず Regardless of; irrespective of 16 ex.
そもそも（の） In the first place; originally; to begin with 9 ex.
ついでに Taking the opportunity; while ~ is at it 16 ex.
ついては Concerning; in regard to; therefore 7 ex.
あたかも Just as if; just like; as though 11 ex.
べくもない Cannot possibly; there is no way to ~ 7 ex.
だに Just; not even; at least (classical/literary) 8 ex.
だの And; or; and things like that (listing with nuance) 8 ex.
であれであれ Whether X or Y; be it X or Y 9 ex.
でも・じゃあるまいし You're not ~, so; it's not ~, so 9 ex.
でも[Wh. word]でも No matter what/who/where/when (Wh + でも) 6 ex.
ども Even though; although; no matter how (classical) 8 ex.
どうにもない No matter how hard one tries; by no means 10 ex.
がなら If A is really a proper A; since both A and B 6 ex.
ごとし Like; as if (classical simile) 14 ex.
はたして Sure enough; just as expected; really; in fact 10 ex.
ひいては And by extension; eventually leading to; even 8 ex.
一[Counter]としてない Not a single ~; not even one 7 ex.
ひとつ Give it a try; how about; one (proposal marker) 9 ex.
一つには For one thing; one reason is; partly 7 ex.
如何（だ）・いかん（だ） Depend on how; according to what 11 ex.
今更・いまさら At this late stage; now of all times; too late to ~ 12 ex.
かな How ~! / to my ~ (literary/poetic exclamation) 7 ex.
からなる Consist of; be composed of; be made up of 9 ex.
も[V]ばも[V] There are times when ~ and ~; sometimes ~ sometimes ~ 12 ex.
中を In the midst of; through; while; among 12 ex.
なくして（は） Without; if it were not for ~ 9 ex.
なまじ（っか） Halfheartedly; inadequately; unwisely 14 ex.
何[(Number)+Counter]も As many as; as much as (counter + も) 9 ex.
何ない Nothing special; not ~ at all (Nani + ~) 9 ex.
何もない Nothing; there is no need to; no good reason to 8 ex.
何らない Not ~ at all; no ~ whatsoever 10 ex.
並びに And; both ~ and ~; as well as (formal/legal) 8 ex.
なす Do; constitute; form; make (formal/literary) 11 ex.
にいたっては When it comes to (extreme case); as for; even 7 ex.
にない Cannot manage to; just cannot; want to but can't 7 ex.
に（も）なく Unusually; more ~ than usual; unlike oneself 5 ex.
にしたところで Even for; also (the same applies to ~) 5 ex.
にしてからが Even; not even (emphatic extension of にして) 6 ex.
のなんのって So ~; so incredibly ~ that words fail 11 ex.
の無さ・のなさ Lack of; absence of; how little ~ there is 8 ex.
ののと Saying ~ or ~; whether it's ~ or ~ 9 ex.
を介して/介した Through; via; by means of (intermediary) 11 ex.
を禁じ得ない Cannot help feeling; cannot suppress (emotion) 8 ex.
思えば When you think about it; looking back; now that I think 8 ex.
思うに In my opinion; I think; it seems to me 9 ex.
折(に) On the occasion of; when; at the time of (formal) 9 ex.
及び And; as well as (formal/written) 10 ex.
およそ Approximately; roughly; generally speaking 14 ex.
さも As if; indeed (it looks just like / seems truly) 11 ex.
更に Furthermore; even more; still more; in addition 13 ex.
さぞ（かし） I'm sure; must be; certainly (empathy/inference) 9 ex.
そのもの Itself; the very; exactly that thing 12 ex.
それだけ That much; to that extent; all the more 12 ex.
ただ Just; merely; only (literary/emphatic variant) 7 ex.
たかが Only; merely; at most; it's just ~ 13 ex.
たなり（で） Leaving as is; remaining in that state 8 ex.
単位で In units of; per (measuring by unit) 7 ex.
たるや As for; speaking of (emphatic topic raising) 6 ex.
（っ）たって Even if; no matter what (casual conditional) 11 ex.
（っ）たって Even if someone says; even though (casual concessive) 12 ex.
とあっては Given that; now that; because (special circumstance) 8 ex.
とばかりに As if; looking as if; seeming to say 10 ex.
とでも言うべき What might be called; something you could call 7 ex.
といいといい Whether ~ or ~; both ~ and ~ (comprehensive) 7 ex.
と言って In particular; especially (negative: not particularly) 6 ex.
と言うか Or rather; how should I put it; or perhaps 10 ex.
と言うのは The reason is; what I mean by ~ is; that is to say 8 ex.
言わずと言わず Whether ~ or ~; everywhere; all (no exception) 9 ex.
ところから From the fact that; judging from; because 9 ex.
（と言）ったらない Extremely; incredibly; beyond description 16 ex.
はあれ Although; even though; there may be (concessive) 7 ex.
はいいとしても Even if ~ is fine/acceptable; granted that ~ but 9 ex.
わわ Surprisingly ~ and ~; one thing after another 10 ex.
ようにも（ない） Want to ~ but cannot; would like to but impossible 11 ex.
より・のほか（に）（は）ない There is nothing but ~; have no choice but to 10 ex.
由・よし I hear that; reportedly; according to (formal written) 9 ex.
ずして Without doing; not doing (literary/formal) 9 ex.
ずとも Even without; even if not (literary/formal) 10 ex.