JLPT N1 - Grammar ๐ ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ te kara to iu mono
Have you ever had a moment that changed everything?
A single event that quietly drew a line between before and after in your life.
Maybe it was meeting someone important.
Maybe it was losing something.
Or the moment you started learning Japanese seriously for the first time…
In Japanese, there is a powerful expression used for moments like this.
That expression is ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ (te kara to iu mono).
This grammar is not just about “after” or “since.”
It is used when one event becomes a turning point, and its influence continues all the way to the present.
Because of that, ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ often carries emotion, reflection, and a sense of “my life has never been the same.”
Let’s explore how this expression works, and when Japanese speakers choose it to talk about life-changing moments!



ใฆใใ (te kara) vs ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ (te kara toiu mono)
Both expressions talk about something that happened after an event, but they focus on very different things.
ใฆใใ (te kara)
ใฆใใ is used to show a simple time sequence.
It just means “after” or “since,” without adding strong emotion or evaluation.
ๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใฆใใใ3ๅนดใ็ตใกใพใใใ
ใซใปใ ใซ ใใฆ ใใใใใใญใ ใ ใใกใพใใใ
nihon ni kite kara, san-nen ga tachimashita.
It has been three years since I came to Japan.
Use ใฆใใ when you only want to describe when something happened.
ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ (te kara toiu mono)
ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ is used when one event becomes a clear turning point, and the change continues strongly up to the present.
ๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใฆใใใจใใใใฎใไบบ็่ฆณใๅคใใฃใใ
ใซใปใ ใซ ใใฆ ใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใใใใใใ ใ ใใใฃใใ
nihon ni kite kara to iu mono, jinseikan ga kawatta.
Ever since I came to Japan, my view on life has changed.
Use ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ when you want to emphasize how deeply that event affected your life or situation.
ๅญไพใ็ใพใใฆใใใจใใใใฎใๆ้ใฎไฝฟใๆนใใพใฃใใๅคใใฃใใ
ใใฉใ ใ ใใพใ ใฆใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใใใ ใฎ ใคใใใใ ใ ใพใฃใใ ใใใฃใใ
kodomo ga umarete kara to iu mono, jikan no tsukaikata ga mattaku kawatta.
Ever since my child was born, the way I use my time has completely changed.
ๅฝผใจๅบไผใฃใฆใใใจใใใใฎใไธ็ใ่ฒ้ฎฎใใใซ่ฆใใใใใซใชใฃใใ
ใใ ใจ ใงใใฃ ใฆใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใใใ ใ ใใใใใใ ใซ ใฟใใ ใใใซ ใชใฃใใ
kare to deatte kara to iu mono, sekai ga iroazayaka ni mieru you ni natta.
Ever since I met him, the world has started to look more colorful.
ใจใฌใๅงใใฆใใใจใใใใฎใ้ทๅนดๆฉใใงใใ่
ฐ็ใใใฃใใๆฒปใฃใใ
ใใ ใ ใฏใใ ใฆใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใชใใญใ ใชใใใง ใใ ใใใคใ ใ ใใฃใใ ใชใใฃใใ
yoga wo hajimete kara to iu mono, naganen nayande ita youtsuu ga sukkari naotta.
Since I started yoga, the back pain I struggled with for years has completely gone away.
ไปไบใงไฝ่ชฟใๅดฉใใฆใใใจใใใใฎใๅฅๅบทใไฝใใใๅคงๅใซใใใใใซใชใฃใใ
ใใใจ ใง ใใใกใใ ใ ใใใ ใฆใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใใใใ ใ ใชใซใใ ใ ใใใใค ใซ ใใ ใใใซ ใชใฃใใ
shigoto de taichou wo kuzushite kara to iu mono, kenkou wo naniyori mo taisetsu ni suru you ni natta.
Ever since I got sick from work, I’ve started valuing my health more than anything else.
ใใฎใขใใกใ่ฆใฆใใใจใใใใฎใ่ๅฐใซใชใฃใๅ ดๆใธ่กใใใใฆไปๆนใใชใใ
ใใฎ ใใซใ ใ ใฟใฆ ใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใถใใ ใซ ใชใฃใ ใฐใใ ใธ ใใใใใฆ ใใใ ใ ใชใใ
kono anime wo mite kara to iu mono, butai ni natta basho e ikitakute shikata ga nai.
Ever since I watched this anime, I can’t stop wanting to visit the places it was set in.
ๅคงๅฐ้ใ็ต้จใใฆใใใจใใใใฎใ้ฒ็ฝใฐใใบใๅธธๅใใฆใใใ
ใ ใใใใ ใ ใใใใ ใใฆ ใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใผใใใ ใใฃใ ใ ใใใใณ ใใฆ ใใใ
daijishin wo keiken shite kara to iu mono, bousai guzzu wo joubi shite iru.
Ever since experiencing a major earthquake, I always keep emergency supplies ready.

- Grammar Point: ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ (te kara toiu mono)
- JLPT Level: N1
- Meaning: Ever since, after that moment, things completely changed
- Quick Explanation: ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ is used to describe a major turning point. It highlights that after a certain event, a new state or habit started and has continued until now.
So that’s how we use ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ!
This expression lets you talk about those moments that truly changed you. A meeting, a decision, an experience that became a clear before and after in your life.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใๆใๅงใใฆใใใจใใใใฎใๆฅๆฌๆๅใฎ้ข็ฝใใๆฏๆฅใใใใใฆๆใใฆใใพใใ
ใซใปใใ ใ ใใใ ใฏใใใฆ ใใ ใจใใ ใใฎใใซใปใ ใถใใ ใฎ ใใใใใ ใ ใพใใซใก ใใใใใฆ ใใใใฆ ใใพใใ
nihongo wo oshie hajimete kara to iu mono, nihon bunka no omoshirosa wo mainichi aratamete kanjite imasu.
Ever since I started teaching Japanese, I’ve been rediscovering how fascinating Japanese culture is every single day.
Now, it’s your turn!
Try making your own sentence with ใฆใใใจใใใใฎ. Think about a moment that changed your habits, feelings, or the way you see the world.
Your Sensei,
Hikari ๐ฉ๐ป๐ซโจ
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