JLPT N3 - Grammar ๐ ใใใ๏ฝใฆใ ikura~temo
Have you ever had moments when no matter what you do, nothing seems to change?
Like when you study Japanese for hours, but kanji still slip away from your memory...
Or when you explain something again and again, but your friend still doesn’t get it.
In Japanese, we use ใใใใใฆใ (ikura ใ temo) to express exactly that kind of feeling, when the amount, degree, or number of times doesn’t change the result or your feelings.
It’s an N3 grammar point often used to emphasize a speaker’s emotion or judgment, like frustration, surprise, or acceptance.
Let’s take a closer look at this expressive phrase and learn how to use it naturally!



ใใจใใใฆใ (tatoe ใ temo)
Both ใใใใใฆใ and ใใจใใใฆใ mean “even if” or “no matter what,” but their nuance is slightly different.
ใใใใใฆใ emphasizes degree or amount, how much, how often, or how strongly something happens.
ใใจใใใฆใ focuses on hypothetical situations, “even if it happens.”
ใใใ่ชฌๆใใฆใใๅฝผใฏใใใฃใฆใใใชใใ
ใใใ ใใคใใ ใใฆใใใใ ใฏ ใใใฃใฆ ใใใชใใ
ikura setsumei shite mo, kare ha wakatte kurenai.
No matter how many times I explain it, he doesn’t understand.
ใใจใ่ชฌๆใใฆใใๅฝผใฏใใใใชใใ ใใใ
ใใจใ ใใคใใ ใใฆใใใใ ใฏ ใใใใชใ ใ ใใใ
tatoe setsumei shite mo, kare ha wakaranai darou.
Even if I explain it, he probably won’t understand.
ใใใๅฏใฆใ็ ใใใงใใ
ใใใ ใญใฆ ใ ใญใใ ใ ใงใใ
ikura nete mo nemui n desu.
No matter how much I sleep, I still feel sleepy.
ใใใ้ฃในใฆใๅคชใใชใไบบใใใใใพใใใ
ใใใ ใในใฆ ใ ใตใจใใชใ ใฒใจ ใ ใใใใพใใใ
ikura tabete mo futoranai hito ga urayamashii.
I envy people who never gain weight no matter how much they eat.
ใใใ้ซใใฆใใใใฎใดใฃใณใใผใธใฎๆ่จใใปใใใใงใใ
ใใใ ใใใใฆ ใใใใฎ ใณใใฆใผใ ใฎ ใจใใ ใ ใปใใ ใ ใงใใ
ikura takakute mo, kono binteeji no tokei ga hoshii n desu.
No matter how expensive it is, I want this vintage watch.
ใใใๅฟใใใฆใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฏๅฟ
ใๆฏๆฅๅๅผทใใพใ๏ผ
ใใใ ใใใใใใฆ ใใใซใปใใ ใฏ ใใชใใ ใพใใซใก ในใใใใ ใใพใ๏ผ
ikura isogashikute mo, nihongo ha kanarazu mainichi benkyou shimasu!
No matter how busy I am, I always study Japanese every day!
ใใใๆๅใงใใๅคฑ็คผใชไบบใฏๅฅฝใใใใชใใ
ใใใ ใใใใ ใงใใใใคใใ ใช ใฒใจ ใฏ ใใ ใใใชใใ
ikura yuumei demo, shitsurei na hito ha suki janai.
No matter how famous someone is, I don’t like rude people.
ใใใไพฟๅฉใงใใAIใซ้ ผใใใใฏใใใชใใใ่ชๅใฎ้ ญใง่ใใชใใกใใ
ใใใ ในใใ ใงใใAI ใซ ใใใใใ ใฏ ใใใชใ ใใใใถใ ใฎ ใใใพ ใง ใใใใใชใใกใใ
ikura benri demo, AI ni tayorisugi ha yokunai yo. jibun no atama de kangaenakucha.
No matter how convenient AI is, relying on it too much isn’t good. You have to think with your own head.
ใใใๅ้ใงใใ่จใฃใฆใใใใจใจๆชใใใจใใใใ
ใใใ ใจใใ ใก ใงใใใใฃใฆ ใใ ใใจ ใจ ใใใ ใใจ ใ ใใใ
ikura tomodachi demo, itte ii koto to warui koto ga aru.
No matter how close a friend, there are things you should and shouldn’t say.

- Grammar Point: ใใใใใฆใ (ikura~temo)
- JLPT Level: N3
- Meaning: No matter how (much), even if
- Quick Explanation: Used to express that no matter the amount, degree, or number of times, the result or situation doesn’t change. It often reflects the speaker’s emotion or judgment, such as frustration, admiration, or determination.
So that’s how we use ใใใใใฆใ!
It’s a great way to express emotions when things don’t go as expected, or when your feelings stay strong despite the situation.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฏใใใใๅๅผทใใฆใใใใใชใใใจใๆฌกใ
ๅบใฆใใใฎใงไธ็้ฃฝใใชใใ๏ผ
ใซใปใใ ใฏใใใใ ในใใใใ ใใฆ ใ ใใใใชใ ใใจ ใ ใคใใคใ ใงใฆ ใใ ใฎใง ใใฃใใใ ใใใชใ ใ๏ผ
nihongo ha, ikura benkyou shite mo wakaranai koto ga tsugitsugi dete kuru node isshou akinai yo!
No matter how much you study Japanese, new things keep coming up, so you’ll never get bored!
Keep exploring, keep learning, and let’s celebrate your curiosity together!
Now it’s your turn, try making your own sentences with ใใใใใฆใ, and express your feelings with confidence in Japanese!
Your Sensei,
Hikari ๐ฉ๐ป๐ซ
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