JLPT Conjunctions (N5~N1) List - Let’s Pass the JLPT!

でも
demo

but; however; though

が
ga

but; however

じゃあ
jaa

then; well; so then

~か~か
~ka~ka

or

~から
~kara

~because

けど
kedo

~but; ~however

けれども
keredo mo

but; however; although~

~ので
~node

~because of; given that~; that is why~

さあ
saa

well… (situation change)

しかし
shikashi

but; however~

それから
sore kara

and then; after that; so after that
(when retelling a story)

そして
soshite

and; and then; thus; and now~ 

または

matawa

or; either~or~

なら
nara

if~;if that’s the case; if so

~のに
~noni

even though~; despite; although

~し
~shi

~and; not only (emphasis)

それで
sore de

so; therefore~

それでも
sore demo

nonetheless; even so; and yet~;
notwithstanding

それに
sore ni

in addition to~; moreover~;
besides~

~たら
~tara

~if; when; after

~たらどう
~tara dou

How about~?
(when giving advice)

~たらいいですか
~tara ii desu ka

Can I~?
(when asking for instruction)

~て / ~で
~te / ~de

because of~; A so B

~と
~to

when 

~といってもいい
~to ittemo ii

~と言ってもいい

you could say; it can be said that

~ばいい
ba ii

should; it’d be good if~

だけど
dakedo

but; however

かわりに
kawari ni

代わりに

instead of; as a substitute for~;
in place of; in exchange for

~ことは~が
~koto wa~ga

although~; but~

~くせに
~kuse ni

~and yet; though; in spite of
(negative connotation)

~も~ば~も
~mo~ba~mo

~and ~but ~and; either~or~;
neither~nor~

もしも〜たら
moshimo~tara

supposing~then; if~then

なぜなら
nazenara

because

~につれて
~ni tsurete

in accordance with; in proportion to;
as~ 

さらに
sara ni

again; furthermore

さて
sate

now then~ (change topic);
and~ (taking the front topic lightly)

そのために
sono tame ni

hence; for that reason

それとも
soretomo

otherwise; or

すなわち
sunawachi

that is to say; namely; in other words

ために
tame ni

because of~; as a result of~;
in order to; for

たとえば
tatoeba

例えば

for example

~といい 
~to ii

 ~たらいい
~tara ii

I wish I could; it would be nice if~
(hope; wish)

といっても
to ittemo

と言っても

even so; even if~;
although I/one says that

というのは
to iu nowa

と言うのは

this means~; because~;
that is to say~; the reason being~

~というと
~to iu to

~と言うと

when it comes to~;
if you’re talking about~;
by~you mean; speaking of~

~とすれば
~to sureba 

~としたら
~to shitara

~とすると
~to suru to

in the case of~; so~; then~ 

あるいは
aruiwa

or; either~or~

ちなみに
chinamini

by the way; incidentally 

だって
datte

but; because

いっぽうで
ippou de

一方で

on one hand; on the other hand

~かとおもったら
~ka to omottara

~かと思ったら

just when~; no sooner than
(I thought that but~)

~くせして
~kuse shite

despite the fact that~; even though;
in spite of~; and yet~

~ものだから
~mono dakara

so; therefore
(reason for something)

もっとも
motto mo

even so~; although; though~
(affirm previous statement + supplement)

なお
nao

furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that~

~にかぎらず
~ni kagirazu

~に限らず

not limited to; not just~; not only~but also; 

~にもかかわらず
~nimo kakawarazu

~にも関わらず

despite; in spite of; even though~; no matter 

おまけに
omake ni

on top of that; to make things worse;
what’s more 

および
oyobi

及び

and; as well as 

しかも
shikamo

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless;
and yet

そこで
sokode

其処で

so (continue from the front);
accordingly

そのうえ
sono ue

その上

besides; in addition; furthermore~

それなのに
sore na noni

and yet~; despite that

それなら
sore nara

in that case; if that’s the case; if so~

~てでも
~te demo

even if~ 

~とどうじに
~to douji ni

~と同時に

~at the same time; while at it

~といった
~to itta

such as; like
(examples)

~とか（で）
~toka (de)

apparently~
(talk about what you heard; gossip)

~ばこそ
~ba koso

~only because 
(emphasis on the previous reason)

~ばそれまでだ 
~ba sore made da

~たらそれまでだ
~tara sore made da

if~then it’s over; if~cannot be helped

~べく
~beku

in order to; for the purpose of

~べくして
~beku shite

as a natural result: ~bound to happen

~であれ 
~de are

~であろうと
~de arou to

even~; whoever/whatever/however

~であれ~であれ
~de are~de are

or; either~or

いずれにしても 
izure ni shitemo

いずれにしろ 
izure ni shiro

いずれにせよ
izure ni seyo

anyway; anyhow; either way

~かとおもいきや
~ka to omoikiya

~かと思いきや

so I thought but~
(contrary to expectations)

~かいもなく
~kai mo naku

~甲斐もなく

in vain; despite

かたがた
katagata

at the same time; incidentally

~こそあれ
~koso are

although

~こそすれ
~koso sure

and; although; but

~こそ~が 
~koso~ga

~こそ~けれど
~koso~keredo

but; although
(emphasis on the front)

~こととて
~koto tote

because

~もので
~mono de

because; for that reason
(general facts)

もしくは
moshikuwa

若しくは

or

~ながらに 
~nagara ni

~ながらの
~nagara no

while; during;
performed in this condition

~ならいざしらず 
~nara iza shirazu

~はいざしらず
~wa iza shirazu

I don’t know about ~ but

~にあって
~ni atte

at / in / during
(situation, condition)

~にいたっても
~ni itattemo

~に至っても

even if it reaches the point of~

~にしたところで
ni shita tokoro de
(=にしたって) 
ni shittate

~としたところで
to shita tokoro de

even if; even supposing that 

~たところで
~ta tokoro de

no matter the situation; even if

~たらさいご 
~tara saigo

~たがさいご
~taga saigo

~たら最後 

~たが最後

if you do~
(followed by bad results)

~たら~たで
~tara~tade

if / in the case~ of course / should ~

~たら~ところだ
~tara~tokoro da

if (assumed) ~ then

~とあれば
~to areba

if (situation) is the case

~とあって
~to atte

due to the fact that
(special circumstances)

~といえども
~to ie domo

even if; despite

~というか~というか
~to iu ka~to iu ka

rather; or perhaps I should say;
what I mean is

~ときている(から)
~to kiteiru(kara)

because of~

となると
to naru to

となれば
to nareba

when it comes to; if so