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新完全マスター文法 日本語能力試験N2

Shin Kanzen Master N2 Grammar

友松悦子 · 福島佐知 · 中村かおり — 3A Corporation, 2011

N2GrammarShin Kanzen Master seriesIn-depth analysis · 2026-08-26

Verdict

The N2 grammar standard — strongest exactly where grammar bleeds into reading.

The book organizes the 211 tested grammar forms by meaning, in twenty-six lessons tiered by difficulty, then re-sorts the same forms by shape — two indexes into one system. Its real edge is the part no rival has: twelve lessons of text grammar (tense, viewpoint, connectives, は versus が) that learners consistently credit with lifting reading comprehension, which is where N2 is actually won. The demands are equally real: everything is in Japanese, the answer booklet is nine pages with no explanations, and veterans note the real exam's grammar questions run easier than this book — the payoff is comprehension, not just the grammar section.

Best for

  • Learners with three or more months who want the grammar backbone for the whole exam, not one section
  • Anyone whose reading score is stuck — the text-grammar part is the bridge nobody else builds
  • Learners who want look-alike patterns actually distinguished, with usage notes

Not ideal for

  • Anyone below comfortable N3 reading — the all-Japanese explanations become reading practice themselves
  • Self-studiers who need explained answers — the booklet gives answers only
  • Six-week sprints — this is the long-runway pick by design

Workload 学習量

Pages
211, plus a 9-page answers-only booklet
Structure
26 tiered grammar lessons · 3 sentence-assembly lessons · 12 text-grammar lessons
Coverage
211 grammar forms · two grammar-section mock tests
Language
entirely in Japanese
Realistic pace
about 30 minutes a lesson — 6–10 weeks of dailies in learner reports

What's inside 目次

  1. 01実力養成編 第1部 — 文の文法1Part 1 · Grammar forms (26 lessons in three tiers)
    • Forms grouped by meaning and function, with cumulative review sets — then re-sorted by formal features for a second pass
  2. 02第2部 — 文の文法2Part 2 · Sentence assembly (3 lessons)
    • The scrambled-sentence question type, by pattern family
  3. 03第3部 — 文章の文法Part 3 · Text grammar (12 lessons)
    • Tense, conditionals, viewpoint, passive and causative, こ・そ・あ, は vs が, connectives, omission — the grammar of whole passages
  4. 04模擬試験 第1回・第2回Two mock tests · mapped to exam questions 7–9

Strengths & weaknesses 長所と短所

  • Two organizing axes over the same 211 forms — meaning-grouped lessons plus a form-sorted review — which is how look-alike patterns finally separate.
  • The text-grammar part is unique in the N2 market and is what learners credit for reading-score gains long after the exam.
  • The lesson tiers and cumulative reviews give a long runway an actual shape — this is a course, not a list.
  • The answer booklet is nine pages with no explanations — fully solo study is documented as hard, and a tutor or forum habit helps.
  • Some near-identical forms get two or three sentences of explanation each — the differences are marked but not always taught.
  • Unrevised since 2011 and the companion app has been discontinued; the content holds up, the packaging shows its age.
The series decision in full — Shin Kanzen Master or So-matome, volume by volume.Read the comparison →

Bibliographic details 書誌情報

書名Title新完全マスター文法 日本語能力試験N2
著者Authors友松悦子・福島佐知・中村かおり
出版社Publisherスリーエーネットワーク (3A Corporation)
発行PublishedJuly 2011
頁数Pages211 pp.
定価List price¥1,200 + tax
ISBNISBN978-4-88319-565-7

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