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Kotomora

Japanese grammar

710 grammar points and 48 comparisons, from JLPT N5 to N1. Each page says what a form means, how to build it and when to use it, with sentences you can listen to.

Comparisons4 comparisons

  • Ways to say "only"JLPT N5–N2だけ・しか~ない・ばかり・きり・っきり・のみ・にすぎない・でしかない・ただの・たった
  • Thanks to, the fault of, all becauseJLPT N3おかげで・おかげだ・せいで・せいだ・ばかりに
  • Ways to say "not only"JLPT N4–N1だけでなく・ばかりでなく・のみならず・はもちろん・はもとより・ばかりか・上(に)・に加えて
  • About to, in the middle of, just didJLPT N5–N2ところだ・ている・たばかりだ・ところだった・かけ・かける・最中だ・最中に

Grammar points12 grammar points

The levels are Kotomora's study groupings. The JLPT does not publish a fixed list of grammar points for the current test. See the official JLPT FAQ.