Hiroshima Entrance Japanese study plan

Measure a baseline by completing one timed 50-minute 読解 set (1 評論, 1 説明文, 1 随筆) and scoring each question type separately

Drill 40 文法 items on 助詞 (は/が, に/で, と/ば) and record every miss with the rule it violated

Build a 60-entry 漢字 log from words appearing in your baseline passages, listing 音読み, 訓読み, and one 熟語 per entry

Read one 800-character 評論 aloud daily and mark every 指示語 (これ/それ/この/その) with its referent

Map 接続表現 (しかし, したがって, つまり, ただし) to their logical functions and locate 10 of them per passage in three practice texts

Practise 指示語 tracking until you can state the referent of every こ/そ/あ word in two passages without rereading

Memorise 120 語彙 items drawn from 読解 passages, grouped by theme (環境, 教育, 科学, 人間関係)

Answer 30 文法 questions on 敬語 (尊敬語・謙譲語・丁寧語) and correct the wrong forms in writing

Consolidate N2-level 文型 (〜わけではない, 〜に限らず, 〜をめぐって, 〜ざるを得ない) by writing one original sentence for each of 25 patterns

Complete 150 漢字 (aim for 600 cumulative) focusing on 部首 families and same-reading confusions (例: 関/間, 概/既)

Drill 40 語彙 questions on 副詞 and カタカナ語, separating ones you know passively from ones you can produce

Rewrite 20 incorrect sentences from your error list, underlining the corrected form

Complete three timed 読解 sets of 45 minutes each and compare scores against the Week 1 baseline

Practise 内容一致 questions by locating the exact sentence that justifies each option and marking why the other three fail

Read two 随筆 and identify 心情表現 (比喩, 体言止め, 文末表現) with the lines that carry the author's attitude

Review 200 漢字 from Weeks 1-3 using spaced recall (write from meaning, then check reading)

Write two 400-character 意見文 on past-paper-style topics within 40 minutes each, using 序論・本論・結論 structure

Apply 原稿用紙 rules correctly: 段落 indentation, 句読点 placement, 促音/拗音 in the first column, and consistent 常体 or 敬体

Self-edit each essay against a 5-point checklist (thesis clarity, 接続詞 use, 具体例, grammar slips, character count)

Read one 評論 per day and note two expressions you could reuse in your own writing

Write two more essays on unfamiliar topics under 35 minutes and identify repeated grammar errors across all four essays

Practise 要約 writing by condensing a 600-character passage into 150 characters without losing the main claim

Eliminate your top five recurring 文法 errors in production by rewriting each flawed sentence three ways

Build a personal 語彙 bank of 60 academic expressions (背景, 要因, 影響, 解決策) with a model sentence each

Simulate the real sequencing: 読解 for 50 minutes immediately followed by 作文 for 40 minutes, twice this week

Cut reading time by skimming 設問 first, then the passage, and record time spent per question type

Refine essay timing to allocate 5 minutes for 構成メモ, 25 for writing, and 10 for checking

Re-test 150 previously missed 漢字 and 語彙 items and retire the ones you now answer correctly twice

Take two full-length mock exams under exam conditions and score each domain separately

Reread only the error logs from Weeks 1-7 and rewrite the 30 most persistent mistakes from memory

Do a final 漢字 sweep of your 600-entry log, prioritising 熟語 with irregular readings (大人, 今日, 上手, 景色)

Rehearse the essay opening and closing sentences for three likely topic types so you start writing within 2 minutes