JLPT N5 Particles List
Master all 25 Particles for JLPT N5
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This comprehensive guide contains all 25 Nouns Particles you need to master for the JLPT N5 exam, including readings and meanings.
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📘 N5 Level: Beginner Japanese Proficiency
25 Total Particles
N5 JLPT Level
Easy Difficulty
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| # | Romaji | Japanese | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dake | だけ | only; just; as much as ~ |
| 2 | ga | が | subject marker; however; but ~ |
| 3 | ka | か | question particle |
| 4 | ka~ka | か～か | or |
| 5 | kara | から | because; since; from |
| 6 | kedo | けど | but; however; although ~ |
| 7 | keredo mo | けれども | but; however; although ~ |
| 8 | made | まで | until; as far as; to (an extent); even ~ |
| 9 | mo | も | too; also; as well |
| 10 | naa | なあ | sentence ending particle; confirmation; admiration, etc |
| 11 | ndesu | んです | to explain something; show emphasis |
| 12 | ne | ね | isn't it? right? eh? |
| 13 | ni | に | destination particle; in; at; on; to |
| 14 | ni/e | に/へ | to (indicates direction / destination) |
| 15 | no | の | possessive particle |
| 16 | no desu | のです | to explain something; show emphasis |
| 17 | node | ので | because of; given that; since ~ |
| 18 | o / go | お / ご | polite marker; honorific prefix particle |
| 19 | o / wo | を | object marker particle |
| 20 | tari~tari | たり～たり | do such things as A and B |
| 21 | to | と | and; with; as; connecting particle |
| 22 | wa - topic marker | は | topic marker |
| 23 | ya | や | and; or; connecting particle |
| 24 | yo | よ | you know; emphasis (ending particle) |
| 25 | yori ~hou ga | より～ほうが | [2] is more than [1] |