JLPT N2 Grammar List

JLPT N2 Grammar List
This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2.

1. かねない (kanenai) : (someone) might do something

2. ろくに～ない (roku ni~nai) : not doing something properly

3. せめて (semete) : at least; at most

4. ものだから (mono dakara) : because; the reason is

5. ものの (mono no) : but; although

6. それにしても (sore ni shite mo) : nevertheless; at any rate

7. かねる (kaneru) : unable to do something

8. てたまらない (te tamaranai) : very; extremely

9. たあげく (ta ageku) : to end up; in the end

10. か～ないかのうちに (ka~nai ka no uchi ni) : right after; as soon as

11. からして (kara shite) : judging from; based on

12. からすると/からすれば (kara suru to/kara sureba) : judging from

13. からには (kara niwa) : now that; since

14. からといって (kara to itte) : just because

15. げ (ge) : seeming

16. てこそ (te koso) : now that; since (something has happened)

17. ことから (koto kara) : from the fact that…

18. ことになっている (koto ni natteiru) : to be expected to

19. でしかない (de shika nai) : merely; nothing but

20. どころではない (dokoro dewa nai) : not the time for; not the place for

21. にしろ/にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) : even though; even if

22. に沿って (ni sotte) : along with; in accordance with

23. につき (ni tsuki) : due to; because of

24. にほかならない (ni hoka naranai) : nothing but; none other than

25. にもかかわらず (nimo kakawarazu) : despite; in spite of

26. のもとで (no moto de) : under

27. まい (mai) : will not; will probably not

28. をきっかけに (o kikkake ni) : with… as a start; as a result of

29. をこめて (o komete) : filled with

30. ようでは (you dewa) : if

31. はもとより/ はもちろん (wa motoyori/wa mochiron) : also; let alone

32. はともかく (wa tomokaku) : whether or not

33. どうせ (douse) : anyway; anyhow

34. すら/ですら (sura/de sura) : even

35. あるいは (aruiwa) : or; possibly

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

37. だけでなく (dake de naku) : not only… but also

38. だけに (dake ni) : being the case; precisely because

39. だけは (dake wa) : to do all that one can

40. だって (datte) : because; but

41. (よ)うではないか (you dewa nai ka) : let’s do (something)

42. ふうに (fuu ni) : this way/that way

43. える/うる (eru/uru) : can; is possible

44. 得ない (enai) : unable to; cannot

45. 再び/ ふたたび (futatabi) : again; once more

46. ごとに (goto ni) : each; every

47. 逆に (gyaku ni) : conversely; on the contrary ~

48. いよいよ (iyoiyo) : at last; finally

49. いきなり (ikinari) : suddenly; all of a sudden

50. 以上に (ijou ni) : more than; not less than

51. ことにはならない (koto niwa naranai) : just because…

52. も～ば～も (mo~ba~mo) : and; also; as well

53. ものか (mono ka) : as if (something untrue were actually true)

54. に応じて (ni oujite) : depending on

55. に向かって (ni mukatte) : to face; to go towards

56. に先立ち (ni sakidachi) : before; prior to ~

57. にしろ～にしろ (ni shiro~ni shiro) : whether… or ~

58. に基づいて (ni motozuite) : based on; on the basis of

59. に応えて (ni kotaete) : in response to ~

60. に加えて (ni kuwaete) : in addition ~

61. に相違ない (ni soui nai) : without a doubt

62. に過ぎない (ni suginai) : no more than; just

63. に伴って (ni tomonatte) : as; due to; with

64. にわたって (ni watatte) : throughout; over a period of ~

65. つつある (tsutsu aru) : to be doing

66. 上で (ue de) : upon; after

67. 上は (ue wa) : now that; since

68. はもとより (wa moto yori) : also; let alone

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