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JLPT N1 Grammar

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JLPT N1 covers 218 core grammar patterns in our reference. Study the full list or jump into high-frequency patterns below.

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High-frequency N1 grammar

  • (で)すら: even
  • (よ)うか～まいか: whether or not
  • (よ)うが/(よ)うと: even if; no matter how/what
  • (よ)うが～まいが/(よ)うと～まいと: whether or not
  • (よ)うにも～ない: even if one tries to do something, it can’t be done
  • (よ)うものなら: if one chooses to; if one happens to
  • あえて: dare to; daringly; deliberately
  • あくまでも: to the end; persistently; absolutely; to the utmost degree
  • あっての: which owes everything to; which can exist solely due to the presence of
  • あらかじめ: beforehand; in advance; previously
  • いかなる: any kind of
  • いかに: how; how much

Other JLPT levels

  • JLPT N5

    28 grammar patterns · Beginner

  • JLPT N4

    86 grammar patterns · Upper beginner

  • JLPT N3

    119 grammar patterns · Intermediate

  • JLPT N2

    195 grammar patterns · Upper intermediate

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