Nagasaki HS Entrance Examination - Japanese (Kokugo) study plan
Nagasaki HS Entrance Examination - Japanese (Kokugo) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
漢字・語句 (kanji reading/writing and vocabulary) & 現代文読解 - 説明的・論理的文章 (expository/informative prose)
Read and write 120 kanji compounds from a self-built list, pronouncing on and kun readings aloud each session.
Group 60 four-character idioms and common 熟語 by meaning, then write an original sentence for each.
Annotate expository paragraphs to label the topic sentence, the supporting example, and the conclusion.
Locate 指示語 referents in three short expository passages and justify every choice in one written sentence.
Your checkpoint
A 120-entry kanji and vocabulary notebook plus a passage map for three expository texts in which every 指示語 referent is written out and justified.
現代文読解 - 説明的・論理的文章 (expository/informative prose) & 漢字・語句 (kanji reading/writing and vocabulary)
Classify 接続語 into 対比・因果・例示・添加 and choose the correct connector in 30 cloze items.
Paraphrase each paragraph of one expository passage in a single sentence to prove the argument chain is understood.
Diagnose 90 kanji that share easily confused 部首 or stroke counts, then use each correctly in a sentence.
Compress a 900-character expository passage into a 100-character summary that keeps the central claim intact.
Your checkpoint
A scored set of 30 connector items with corrections, plus five 100-character summaries checked line by line against the source claims.
現代文読解 - 説明的・論理的文章 (expository/informative prose) & 現代文読解 - 文学的文章 (literary prose and poetry)
Diagram the claim, evidence, and conclusion structure of four full expository passages.
Read two short stories and mark each point where narrative perspective, scene, or emotional tone shifts.
Explain how 比喩 and 擬人法 shape tone in at least six quoted lines.
Answer 30 timed 読解 questions in 25 minutes and record the cause of every error.
Your checkpoint
Two passage diagrams and a 20-line error log that sorts each mistake as vocabulary, structure, or inference failure.
現代文読解 - 文学的文章 (literary prose and poetry) & 古典 - 古文・漢文 (classical Japanese and kanbun)
Analyze character relationships and motives in one complete short story, citing line numbers as evidence.
Write a 300-character response explaining how a poem's imagery builds its theme.
Memorize 40 古語 with modern equivalents and 10 classical 敬語 verbs.
Read two short 古文 passages aloud and mark every 係り結び and 活用 form.
Your checkpoint
A timed literary section of two passages in 20 minutes, plus a verified 40-word 古語 list with example sentences.
古典 - 古文・漢文 (classical Japanese and kanbun) & 文法・表現 (grammar and language usage)
Label 四段・上一段・下一段・変格 verb forms in 20 classical sentences.
Mark 返り点 reading order in 10 kanbun sentences and read each aloud correctly.
Apply 文節・主語述語・修飾関係 analysis to 20 modern sentences.
Distinguish 尊敬・謙譲・丁寧 usage across 15 classical examples.
Your checkpoint
Ten kanbun sentences converted into accurate 書き下し文 with 返り点 drawn in, checked against a reference text.
古典 - 古文・漢文 (classical Japanese and kanbun) & 文法・表現 (grammar and language usage)
Translate four 漢文 passages containing 故事成語 and match each to its idiomatic meaning.
Complete 40 classical grammar items on 助動詞 meaning and 接続.
Rewrite 15 modern sentences to repair 敬語 and 助詞 errors.
Read one 古文 passage at exam pace in 15 minutes and answer every question.
Your checkpoint
A 12-entry 故事成語 table plus a 20-item grammar quiz scored at 85 percent or higher.
作文・記述表現 (essay and constructed response) & 現代文読解 - 文学的文章 (literary prose and poetry)
Outline and write two 記述 answers of about 200 characters each within 8 minutes per item.
Draft one 400-character 作文 with a clear 序論・本論・結論 and an explicitly stated position.
Self-edit both drafts against a checklist covering 主述一致, 文体統一, kanji errors, and character count.
Quote textual evidence inside literary responses instead of retelling the plot.
Your checkpoint
Two polished 記述 answers and one 400-character essay, each scored against a four-point rubric with written feedback.
漢字・語句 (kanji reading/writing and vocabulary) & 現代文読解 - 説明的・論理的文章 (expository/informative prose) & 現代文読解 - 文学的文章 (literary prose and poetry) & 古典 - 古文・漢文 (classical Japanese and kanbun) & 文法・表現 (grammar and language usage) & 作文・記述表現 (essay and constructed response)
Complete two full-length timed mocks in exam format and record accuracy for each domain.
Re-drill the 60 highest-error items from the error log until each is answered correctly twice.
Rewrite the weakest 記述 answer under a stricter time limit.
Write from memory 60 kanji compounds and 20 古語 with their meanings.
Your checkpoint
A final mock score report with per-domain accuracy plus a one-page review sheet limited to the 30 highest-priority items.
Milestones
Week 2: Kanji notebook reaches 120 entries and connector cloze accuracy is at least 80 percent on a retest.
Week 4: A half-length mock covering domains 1 to 3 scores at least 60 percent, and the 40-word 古語 list is complete and verified.
Week 6: A mock restricted to domains 4 and 5 scores at least 70 percent, with 書き下し文 conversions correct on 8 of 10 sentences.
Week 8: Full-length mock total is at least 65 percent overall with no single domain below 50 percent, and all 30 review-sheet items are answerable from memory.