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新完全マスター読解 日本語能力試験N2

Shin Kanzen Master N2 Reading Comprehension

田代ひとみ · 中村則子 · 初鹿野阿れ · 清水知子 · 福岡理恵子 — 3A Corporation, 2011

N2ReadingShin Kanzen Master seriesHands-on reviewed · 2026-08-20

Verdict

The strongest N2 reading book — if you can keep up with it.

Everything is in Japanese, the passages run at real exam length, and every answer comes with an explanation of how the text works, not just which option was right. That combination is exactly what raises a reading score, and exactly what makes this the wrong book for a six-week sprint.

Best for

  • Self-studiers with three or more months before the exam
  • Anyone who failed N2 narrowly because of the reading section
  • Learners who found So-matome too shallow and want the full treatment

Not ideal for

  • Six weeks or less of runway — you will not finish it
  • Learners who still need English explanations
  • Anyone below a comfortable N3 reading level

Workload 学習量

Pages
197 + 39-page answer booklet
Format
B5 (25.7 × 18.2 cm)
Exercises
33 worked examples · 70 exercises · 1 mock exam
Realistic pace
10–12 weeks at about an hour a day

What's inside 目次

  1. 01実力養成編 第1部 — 評論・解説・エッセイなどPart 1 · Essays, commentary and opinion pieces
    • How texts are built: contrast, paraphrase, metaphor, rhetorical questions, statements of opinion
    • Answering technique: demonstratives, who-did-what, underlined phrases, reasons, examples
  2. 02第2部 — 広告・お知らせ・説明書きなどPart 2 · Ads, notices and practical documents
    • Grasping the whole; then finding specific information in ads, notices, instructions, tables and lists
  3. 03第3部 — 実戦問題Part 3 · Exam-format practice
    • Mid-length comprehension, long-text argument, integrated comprehension, information retrieval
  4. 04模擬試験Full mock exam
  5. 05別冊 — 解答と解説Answer booklet with full explanations (39 pp.)

Strengths & weaknesses 長所と短所

  • Teaches transferable reading mechanics (contrast, paraphrase, metaphor) rather than question-spotting — the skills keep paying off after the exam.
  • Practical-document practice (ads, notices, tables) matches the exam's 情報検索 section better than any competitor.
  • Explanations cover how to read the passage and how to eliminate wrong choices, for every single question.
  • No English anywhere. If your grammar is shaky, the explanations themselves become reading practice — budget for that.
  • Dense B5 pages with little visual relief; motivation-sensitive learners may find it grim.
  • Published in 2011. The reading skills haven't aged, but don't expect current-events passage topics.
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Bibliographic details 書誌情報

書名Title新完全マスター読解 日本語能力試験N2
著者Authors田代ひとみ・中村則子・初鹿野阿れ・清水知子・福岡理恵子
出版社Publisherスリーエーネットワーク (3A Corporation)
発行PublishedAugust 2011
頁数Pages197 pp.
定価List price¥1,400 + tax
ISBNISBN978-4-88319-572-5

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