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新完全マスター文法 日本語能力試験N3

Shin Kanzen Master N3 Grammar

友松悦子 · 福島佐知 · 中村かおり — 3A Corporation, 2012

N3GrammarShin Kanzen Master seriesIn-depth analysis · 2026-08-26

Verdict

The rigorous route with its usual barrier removed — this one speaks English.

Structurally this is the N2 volume one level down: form judgment, sentence assembly and text grammar trained separately, with contrast boxes for look-alike patterns and two exam-format mock tests. The difference that changes who should buy it is stated by the publisher itself — unlike the N1 and N2 books, the N3 volume's explanations carry English and Chinese translations. That removes the can-you-read-all-Japanese gate that defines the series above this level. What it doesn't remove: there is no built-in schedule, and the recurring learner complaint is having to plan the pacing yourself.

Best for

  • Learners with three or more months who want look-alike N3 patterns actually explained — in English
  • Anyone planning to continue to N2, where this series becomes the standard and the habits transfer
  • Self-studiers who found So-matome's example-list format too thin to learn from

Not ideal for

  • Six-week runways — there is no calendar, and the depth needs time to pay off
  • Korean readers — translations here are English and Chinese only
  • Anyone who wants example sentences translated — only the explanations are

Workload 学習量

Pages
159, plus a 7-page answers-only booklet
Structure
12 grammar lessons + 4 sentence-assembly lessons + 10 text-grammar lessons
Language
explanations translated into English and Chinese; examples stay Japanese
Mock tests
two, in the exam's three-question format
Pacing
no printed schedule — learners report planning it themselves is the hard part

What's inside 目次

  1. 01実力養成編 第1部 — 文の文法1Part 1 · Grammar forms (12 lessons)
    • Forms grouped by meaning, ending at keigo, with form-sorted review sections and one-point contrast boxes
  2. 02第2部 — 文の文法2Part 2 · Sentence assembly (4 lessons)
  3. 03第3部 — 文章の文法Part 3 · Text grammar (10 lessons)
    • Tense, transitivity pairs, passive and causative, こ・そ・あ, は vs が, connectives, consistent style
  4. 04模擬試験 第1回・第2回Two mock tests

Strengths & weaknesses 長所と短所

  • The explanation depth the series is known for — learners cite finally understanding こと vs の here — now readable in English at this level.
  • The three-part structure mirrors the exam exactly, and the text-grammar lessons train the passage-level questions that bleed into reading.
  • Two mock tests in the real format close the course.
  • No built-in pacing — the documented failure mode is stalling on "how do I break this up day by day".
  • The answers booklet is seven pages with no explanations, so wrong answers send you back to the lesson.
  • Example sentences are untranslated, and there is no Korean — So-matome still owns full-translation comfort.
The full N3 series decision — including why the English axis flips at this level.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N3
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PublishedAugust 2012
頁数Pages159 pp.
定価List price¥1,200 + tax
ISBNISBN978-4-88319-610-4

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