level3 (N3)

～らしい Meaning & Usage: “It seems that…” and “typical of N” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ～らしい with two key meanings: hearsay/inference (“it seems that...”) and typical nature (“characteristic of N / the epitome of N”). Clear formation, natural examples, and comparisons with ～そうだ, ～ようだ, and ～っぽい.

Nによると (N ni yoru to) Meaning & Usage: “According to N” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar Nによると (“according to N”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formation, and how it works with hearsay expressions like ～そうだ, ～らしい, and ～ということだ.

2026.04.29 2026.07.03

～（という）わけだ Meaning & Usage: “That’s why / no wonder” and “So you mean” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar ～（という）わけだ with two key meanings: “that’s why / no wonder” and “so you mean.” Clear formation, natural examples, and differences from direct reason expressions like から and confirmation expressions like ということですね.

2026.04.25 2026.06.28

…こと / …ということ Meaning & Usage: “the fact that [Sentence]” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar …こと / …ということ (“the fact that [Sentence]”). Clear meaning, formation with verbs, adjectives, and nouns, natural examples, and the difference between short こと and longer ということ.

2026.04.19 2026.06.14

Verb + ことは / ことが / ことを Meaning & Usage: “V-ing / to V” in Japanese

Learn how to use Verb + ことは / ことが / ことを to say “V-ing / to V” in Japanese. Clear meaning, natural examples, casual ～の forms, and important fixed expressions like ことができる, ことがある, and ことにする.

2026.04.12 2026.06.09

〜というより Meaning & Usage: “Rather than A, (it’s) more like B” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar 〜というより (“rather than A, it’s more like B”). Clear meaning, formation with verbs/adjectives/nouns, natural examples, and related grammar like AではなくB.

2026.04.05 2026.06.09

…ということだ Meaning & Usage: “I heard that…” / “So that means…” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar …ということだ with two key meanings: reported speech (“I heard that… / according to…”) and confirmation (“So you mean…”). Clear formation, natural examples, and related grammar like ～そうだ.

2026.04.04 2026.05.20

XというのはYのことだ / Yということだ Meaning & Usage: “X is Y / X means Y” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar XというのはYのことだ / Yということだ (“X is Y / X means Y”). Clear meaning, formation, natural examples, and related grammar like N1をN2と言う and …というN.

2026.03.29 2026.06.04

N1をN2と言う (N1 o N2 to iu) Meaning & Usage: “N1 is called N2” in Japanese

Learn Japanese grammar N1をN2と言う (“N1 is called N2”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formation, and related grammar using という, such as …というN, ～というのは～のことだ, and …ということだ.

2026.03.22 2026.06.04

Nに対して (N ni taishite) Meaning & Usage: “Toward / to / against” in Japanese

Learn JLPT N3 grammar Nに対して (“toward / to / against”). Clear meaning, natural examples, formal patterns like Nに対し and Nに対するN, common mistakes with Nにとって, and the contrast use “Xに対して, Y.”

2026.03.21 2026.06.01

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