Kagawa Entrance Japanese study plan
Kagawa Entrance Japanese · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Modern Japanese reading comprehension - expository text (説明的文章) & Kanji reading and writing (漢字の読み書き)
Read one 600–800字 expository passage per session and underline the 対比 markers (一方・逆に・むしろ) that signal the author's central claim
Write a one-sentence summary of each passage's 主張 in your own words without reusing the author's phrasing
Drill 40 kanji 読み questions drawn from 説明的文章 vocabulary, recording every miss in a personal error list with its 訓読み and 音読み
Identify and name the function of 接続語 (因果・逆接・添加・言換) in three passages before checking any answer
Your checkpoint
A 10-entry reading log: for each passage, the 主張 in one sentence, the 対比 structure sketched in words, and the 接続語 that carried the argument
Modern Japanese reading comprehension - expository text (説明的文章) & Vocabulary, grammar and language knowledge (語句・文法・言語事項)
Practice 理由説明 questions by locating the sentence that answers なぜ and copying its key clause verbatim before paraphrasing
Distinguish 具体例 from 一般論 in five passages and mark which paragraphs are illustrative rather than argumentative
Review 指示語 (こ・そ・あ) reference chains in three passages, tracing each それ/この back to its antecedent noun phrase
Classify 20 missed grammar items by type (助詞・助動詞・活用) and re-test them at week's end
Your checkpoint
A two-column chart of 20 指示語 instances with antecedent and the grammatical clue that identified it, plus a 20-item grammar error sheet
Modern Japanese reading comprehension - literary text (文学的文章) & Kanji reading and writing (漢字の読み書き)
Read one 文学的文章 excerpt per session and annotate 心情 changes scene by scene with the line number that triggers each shift
Explain 心情 by citing 行動・情景・会話 rather than labeling an emotion directly, writing three such explanations per excerpt
Write 30 kanji 書き取り items taken from literary vocabulary (情景描写・人物描写 terms) and self-mark against a dictionary
Identify 比喩・擬人法・体言止め in two excerpts and state what each device adds to the mood
Your checkpoint
Three 心情 explanation paragraphs of 80–120字 each, every one anchored to a quoted line and a stated 表現上の手がかり
Modern Japanese reading comprehension - literary text (文学的文章) & Modern Japanese reading comprehension - expository text (説明的文章)
Answer full 文学的文章 question sets under a 15-minute timer and log which question type (心情・理由・表現効果) costs the most time
Compare your 心情 answers against model reasoning and rewrite any answer that named an emotion without textual support
Re-read one week-1 expository passage cold and check whether your summary still holds, noting what you now see differently
Build a personal list of 10 心情語 (例: 照れる・気が咎める) with a one-line usage context for each
Your checkpoint
A timed mock section score sheet for two literary and two expository passages, with a written diagnosis of your two weakest question types
Classical Japanese (古文) and classical Chinese-style text (漢文) & Vocabulary, grammar and language knowledge (語句・文法・言語事項)
Memorize the 古典文法 basics that drive 古文 questions: 係り結び (ぞ・なむ・や・か・こそ), 敬語の種類, and 活用の行
Translate five short 古文 passages into modern Japanese sentence by sentence, then compare with a 口語訳 and mark every divergence
Work through three 漢文 passages applying 返り点・送り仮名 reading rules and identify the 主語 of each clause
Recite and apply the 置き字 and 再読文字 rules (未・将・当・応) to five 漢文 sentences
Your checkpoint
A 古文文法 cheat sheet in your own words covering 係り結び and 敬語, plus five 漢文 sentences fully annotated with 返り点 and 訓読
Classical Japanese (古文) and classical Chinese-style text (漢文) & Expression and composition (作文・表現力)
Complete one full 古文 and one full 漢文 question set under exam timing and record the reasoning path for each answer
Draft two 作文 outlines in 5 minutes each using the 序論・本論・結論 frame with a stated 体験 example
Write one 400字 作文 in 30 minutes on a past-style prompt, then revise it for 文体統一 and 主述のねじれ
Self-score your 作文 against a rubric of 課題理解・構成・表現・表記 and fix the lowest-scoring criterion
Your checkpoint
One polished 400字 作文 with a first draft, a marked revision, and a self-scored rubric showing improvement on at least one criterion
Modern Japanese reading comprehension - expository text (説明的文章) & Modern Japanese reading comprehension - literary text (文学的文章) & Classical Japanese (古文) and classical Chinese-style text (漢文)
Run a full-length timed mock across reading, 古文, and 漢文, then mark every uncertain answer even if it turned out correct
Re-derive the correct reasoning for all uncertain answers without looking at the key first
Compress your error list into the 15 recurring mistake patterns that account for most lost points
Re-time the two slowest question types to confirm the fix actually reduced time
Your checkpoint
A one-page 頻出ミス list of 15 patterns with a concrete countermeasure written beside each
Integrated reading and information handling (総合読解・情報の扱い) & Expression and composition (作文・表現力) & Kanji reading and writing (漢字の読み書き)
Practice 情報の扱い tasks: compare two short texts on one topic and state where they agree and where they diverge
Write two 作文 under strict 25-minute limits and check each against your week-6 rubric
Run a final 50-item kanji 読み書き sprint and retire any item you now answer correctly twice in a row
Review the week-7 頻出ミス list and confirm each countermeasure is now automatic under timing
Your checkpoint
A final readiness report: mock score trend across weeks 4, 7, and 8, remaining error patterns, and a short written exam-day time-allocation plan
Milestones
Week 2: You can state the 主張 of an unseen 説明的文章 in one sentence and point to the 対比 and 接続語 that support it, and your 指示語 chart shows correct antecedents for at least 18 of 20 items
Week 4: Your timed mock section is complete within the limit, and at least 80% of your 心情 answers cite a specific line and a 表現上の手がかり rather than naming an emotion alone
Week 5: You can produce a 口語訳 of an unseen short 古文 passage and correctly annotate 返り点 on an unseen 漢文 sentence without reference notes
Week 6: A 400字 作文 is finished in 30 minutes with unified 文体 and no 主述のねじれ, scoring at or above your own rubric target on 構成 and 表記
Week 7: Full-length mock completed under timing, with every uncertain answer re-derived and condensed into a 15-pattern error list
Week 8: Final mock score exceeds the week-4 baseline, kanji sprint accuracy is at least 90%, and your time-allocation plan is written and rehearsed once