JLPT N5 - Grammar ๐ ใใ kara (particle)
Here we go again with another Japanese particle!
This time it’s all about ใใ (kara). It’s got multiple super handy meanings, and it shows up everywhere in daily conversation.
Sometimes ใใ marks the starting point of time or place, like “from” or “since.”
Other times, it connects a reason or cause, like “because” or “since.”
Once you master these two uses, you’ll realize you’ve been hearing ใใ all the time, in conversations, books, anime, and even in your own sentences!
So, let’s explore together!




ใฎใง (node)
Also means “because, since,” but it’s softer and more polite than ใใ.
้จใ้ใฃใฆใใใฎใงใ่กใใพใใใ
ใใ ใ ใตใฃใฆใใ ใฎใง ใใใพใใใ
ame ga futte iru node, ikimasen.
Since it’s raining, I won’t go.
๐ก Tip:
Use ใใ in everyday, casual explanations.
Use ใฎใง when you want to sound more polite, formal, or softer.
ใขใกใชใซใใๆฅๆฌใธ่กใใพใใ
ใใใใ ใใ ใซใปใ ใธ ใใใพใใ
amerika kara nihon e ikimasu.
I’m going from America to Japan.
ๆฅ้ฑใใใๅบๅณถใซๅบๅผตใงใใ
ใใใใ
ใ ใใใใฒใใใพ ใซ ใใ
ใฃใกใใ ใงใใ
raishuu kara, hiroshima ni shucchou desu.
From next week, I’ll be on a business trip to Hiroshima.
ไปๆฅใฎใฌใในใณใฏใใใญในใใฎ26ใใผใธใใใฏใใใพใใ
ใใใ ใฎ ใใฃใใ ใฏใใฆใใใจ ใฎ ใซใใ
ใใใ ใบใผใ ใใ ใฏใใใพใใ
kyou no ressun ha, tekisuto no nijuu-roku peeji kara hajimemasu.
Today’s lesson will start from page 26 of the textbook.
้ชใใตใฃใฆใใใใใ่ถณๅ
ใซๆฐใใคใใฆใญใ
ใใ ใ ใตใฃใฆใใ ใใใใใใใจ ใซ ใใใคใใฆ ใญใ
yuki ga futteiru kara, ashimoto ni ki wo tsukete ne.
Since it’s snowing, be careful of your footing.
ๅญฆ็ใ ใใใๅฒๅผใใใใพใใ
ใใใใ ใ ใใใใใใณใ ใ ใใใพใใ
gakusei da kara, waribiki ga arimasu.
Because I’m a student, there’s a discount.
ใใฎๆ ็ปใ้ข็ฝใใใใใฟใฆ๏ผ
ใใฎ ใใใใ ใใใใใ ใใใใฟใฆ๏ผ
kono eiga, omoshiroi kara, mite!
This movie is interesting, so check it out!
้ฑๆซใฏใฒใพใ ใใใๅผใฃ่ถใใๆไผใใพใใ๏ผ
ใใ
ใใพใค ใฏ ใฒใพ ใ ใใใใฒใฃใใ ใ ใฆใคใ ใใพใ ใ๏ผ
shuumatsu ha hima da kara, hikkoshi wo tetsudaimasu yo!
I’m free this weekend, so I’ll help you with the move!

- Grammar Point: ใใ (kara)
- JLPT Level: N5
- Meaning: From, since, because
- Quick Explanation: Used to show where or when something starts, or to explain the reason or cause.
So that’s how we use ใใ in Japanese!
It’s a tiny word, but super powerful, whether you’re talking about starting points or giving reasons.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใไธ้ใใใใใชใใฏใใใคใใๅๅผทใใฏใใใพใใ๏ผไปๆฅใใ๏ผใใใจใใใใพใใ๏ผ
ใซใปใใ ใ ใใใใใค ใใใ ใใชใ ใฏใใใค ใใ ในใใใใ ใ ใฏใใใพใ ใ๏ผใใใ ใใ๏ผใใใจใใใใพ ใใ๏ผ
nihongo wo joutatsu shitai anata ha, itsu kara benkyou wo hajimemasu ka? kyou kara? soretomo, ima kara?
You want to improve your Japanese, when will you start studying? From today? Or… from right now?
Now it’s your turn! Try making your own sentence with ใใใ and share your starting point!
Your Sensei,
Hikari ๐ฉ๐ป๐ซ
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