Studying grammar for N1? Try this deck of Anki flashcards.

It's not perfectly complete, but here is the deck that I am making to study N1 grammar. I realized that I need to share it ASAP if it is going to be of use to anyone else. There are a few grammar points from N1 that aren't in there because most of these were made using 1級 study materials.

I use it in conjunction with the 総まとめ vocabulary book, which I am also making a deck for, and with Murakami novels. His work contains a surprising amount of the N1 vocab and grammar. That goes against everything people told me about how I would never need what I'd learn when studying for this test. Anyway, I find that discovering words in context after I have studied them helps get them nice and stuck in my memory. Sometimes I go out of my way to use them in conversation, even when it will be awkward because no one actually says it. Then I have a good laugh with the person I'm talking about and I can bind the word to that memory too. A little shrewd? Sure, but worth it in my opinion =)

I hope it helps you as much as (I think!) it is helping me! Good luck with your studies!

日本語能力Ｎ１文法　Ａｎｋｉデック

I Got 99 Problems and They're All Extremely Nuanced Grammar Points

Recently I found this list of all the grammar points covered by the N1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test. It is by far the best resource I have found to date, and in fact is what I was trying to put together already. I'm glad I found it because I'm sure I wouldn't have been thorough enough and it would have taken a lot of time from learning what I need to know. The Japanese explanations are so concise and the examples so easily understood that I have taken to using this in lieu of my grammar book (総まとめ series).

I'm working on Anki flash cards for the example sentences. They have the sentence on the front and the Japanese explanations on the back. For vocabulary I don't yet know I wrote in the readings and/or English definitions. When it is done I will share and link the deck for others to use.