JLPT N2 Grammar List: 55 Points with Meanings & Examples

55 grammar points that common JLPT N2 lists include. Each links to free notes with an illustrated explanation, examples with audio and a quick check.

The JLPT does not publish an official grammar list. Levels follow common study lists and are approximate.

  1. 1〜ようになっている~you ni natte irusystem feature or mechanism
  2. 2〜に限り~ni kagirilimited to a date or group
  3. 3〜こそ・〜からこそ~koso / ~kara kosoemphasis and precise reason
  4. 4〜につき~ni tsukiper unit; due to
  5. 5こんなふうにkonna fuu niin this way
  6. 6〜ことだし~koto da shisince, given that
  7. 7〜ないことには〜ない~nai koto ni wa ~naiunless, it cannot happen
  8. 8〜にかかわらず~ni kakawarazuregardless of a condition
  9. 9〜次第／〜次第で~shidai / ~shidai dedepending on; as soon as
  10. 10〜を背にして~ o se ni shitewith something behind you
  11. 11〜に沿って・〜に沿う・〜に沿った~ni sotte / ~ni sou / ~ni sottaalong; in accordance with
  12. 12〜恐れがある~ osore ga arurisk of an unwanted event
  13. 13〜とかで~toka depossible cause, or something
  14. 14〜ところへ・に・を~tokoro e / ni / oan event at that moment
  15. 15〜ものだ・〜ものではない~mono da / ~mono dewa naiwhat one should or should not do
  16. 16〜が〜を占める・〜が占める~ga ~o shimeruaccount for a share
  17. 17〜に備えて~ni sonaetein preparation for
  18. 18〜に限る~ni kagirunothing beats
  19. 19〜どころではない~dokoro dewa naiin no position to; far from
  20. 20〜に限り／〜限りは~ni kagiri / ~kagiri walimited to; as long as
  21. 21〜ながらも~nagara moalthough; despite feeling
  22. 22〜からして~kara shiteinference from a clue
  23. 23〜ものですから~mono desu karagently explain a reason
  24. 24〜のことになると・〜のこととなると~ no koto ni naru to / ~ no koto to naru towhen it comes to
  25. 25人にしてみたら・人にしてみればhito ni shite mitara / hito ni shite mirebafrom someone’s perspective
  26. 26〜がたい~ gataisubjectively hard to do
  27. 27〜とともに~ to tomo nialong with; as … changes
  28. 28〜をもとに（して）・〜をもとにした~ o moto ni (shite) / ~ o moto ni shitabased on; using as a basis
  29. 29〜というわけだ~to iu wake dathat explains why
  30. 30〜っこない~kkonaiabsolutely impossible
  31. 31〜てたまらない~te tamaranaioverwhelmingly intense feeling
  32. 32〜というわけではない~to iu wake de wa naithat does not mean
  33. 33〜といったら~to ittaratypical association with a topic
  34. 34〜かねます~ kanemasucannot accommodate a request
  35. 35〜ことに（は）~ koto ni (wa)to one’s surprise; interestingly
  36. 36〜だけあって・〜だけのことはある~ dake atte / ~ dake no koto wa aruas expected; worth it
  37. 37〜のみならず~nomi narazunot only, but also
  38. 38〜だけに~dake niprecisely because
  39. 39〜としても~to shite moeven if; supposing that
  40. 40〜に先立って・〜に先立ち~ni sakidatte / ~ni sakidachibefore; prior to an event
  41. 41〜にかけては~ni kakete wawhen it comes to; strong at
  42. 42〜はともかく~wa tomokakuset aside and focus
  43. 43〜にわたって／〜にわたり／〜にわたる~ni watatte / ~ni watari / ~ni wataruspan a period, area, or occasions
  44. 44〜にもかかわらず~ni mo kakawarazudespite; contrary to expectation
  45. 45〜からいうと・〜からいって・〜からいえば~kara iu to / ~kara itte / ~kara iebajudging from; from a perspective
  46. 46〜次第だ・〜次第で~shidai da / ~shidai dedepends on; depending on
  47. 47〜ぬく~nukupersevere to the end
  48. 48〜つつ~tsutsuwhile doing; simultaneous actions
  49. 49〜（より）ほかない／〜（より）ほかしかたがない~ (yori) hoka nai / ~ (yori) hoka shikata ga naihave no other choice
  50. 50〜（っ）きり／〜（っ）きりだ~ta kiriunchanged since then
  51. 51〜ざるを得ない~zaru o enaihave no choice but to
  52. 52〜を契機に~ o keiki nias a trigger for change
  53. 53〜をめぐって~ o megutteconcerning an issue
  54. 54〜上の~jou norelated to an aspect
  55. 55〜上~joufrom a certain perspective