JLPT N3 Particles – Complete Study Guide

| No. | Romaji | Japanese | Grammar Meaning |
| 1 | ba ii | ばいい | should; can; it’d be good if ~ |
| 2 | ba ~ hodo | ば〜ほど | the more … the more ~ |
| 3 | ba ~ noni | ば〜のに | would have; should have; if only ~ |
| 4 | hodo | ほど | degree; extent; bounds; upper limit |
| 5 | hodo ~ nai | ほど〜ない | is not as … as ~ |
| 6 | ikura ~ temo | いくら〜ても | no matter how ~ |
| 7 | kara ~ ni kakete | から〜にかけて | through; from [A] to [B] |
| 8 | kiri | きり | only; just; since; after ~ |
| 9 | kke | っけ | a casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember |
| 10 | koso | こそ | for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely ~ |
| 11 | koto | こと | (must) do |
| 12 | kurai / gurai | くらい / ぐらい | approximately; about; around; to the extent ~ |
| 13 | kuse ni | くせに | and yet; though; in spite of; despite ~ |
| 14 | mo ~ ba ~ mo | も〜ば〜も | and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor |
| 15 | moshimo ~ tara | もしも〜たら | if; in the case; supposing ~ |
| 16 | nagara mo | ながらも | but; although; despite ~ |
| 17 | nanka / nante / nado | なんか / なんて / など | give examples; show modesty; make light of ~ |
| 18 | ni shite mo | にしても | even if; even though; regardless of ~ |
| 19 | ni shite wa | にしては | for; considering it’s (something or someone) |
| 20 | ni totte | にとって | to; for; concerning; as far as … is concerned; regarding ~ |
| 21 | ni tsuite | について | concerning; regarding; about; on ~ |
| 22 | ni wa | には | for the purpose of; in order to ~ |
| 23 | sae | さえ | even; so much as; not even |
| 24 | sae ~ ba | さえ〜ば | if only; as long as ~ |
| 25 | shikanai | しかない | have no choice but ~ |
| 26 | suuryou + wa | 数量+は(すうりょう+は) | at least ~ |
| 27 | ta mono da | たものだ | used to do; would often do |
| 28 | tatte | たって | even if; even though; no matter how ~ |
| 29 | to ii / tara ii | といい / たらいい | it would be nice if; should; I hope ~ |
| 30 | toshite | として | as; in the role of ~ |
| 31 | to wa kagiranai | とは限らない | not necessarily so; is not always true |
| 32 | wa betsu toshite | は別として | aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not ~ |
| 33 | yorimo | よりも | in comparison to; rather than; more than ~ |
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