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Key Facts: Kagawa Entrance Japanese Exam
50 min / 50 points
Length and maximum score of the Kagawa kokugo paper (held March 9, 2027, Day 1 at 9:20)
Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 9 selection schedule and Benesse official time table
250 + 220
250-point academic test combined with 220-point report card on a five-band correlation table, plus interview
Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education and Benesse (czemi.benesse.ne.jp)
~3,000-char novel
A roughly 3,000-character novel reading passage and a roughly 250-character essay appear on the kokugo paper
Benesse Kagawa kokugo tendency analysis (czemi.benesse.ne.jp)
JPY 2,200
Entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time, JPY 480 correspondence)
Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education tuition-and-fees page (pageID 15097)
100
Free original practice questions in this bank
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The Kagawa public high school entrance kokugo paper is a 50-minute, 50-point written exam held on March 9, 2027, built from a novel extract, a classical Japanese (kobun) passage, an expository passage, and a conditional composition, set by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
Sample Kagawa Entrance Japanese Practice Questions
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1What is the correct reading (in hiragana) of the underlined kanji in 「夕方になると、あたたかい風が吹いてきた」? The kanji is 風.
2Which hiragana is the correct reading of 優しい?
3Choose the correct okurigana for the verb meaning 'to think / consider,' written with the kanji 考.
4The compound 今日 is a jukujikun (熟字訓) — a reading assigned to the whole compound rather than read character-by-character. What is its reading?
5Which word is the closest synonym of 丁寧 (ていねい)?
6Choose the antonym of 賛成 (さんせい, 'to agree / approve').
7What is the correct reading of the kanji compound 観察?
8Which reading is correct for the kanji 暖 in 暖かい?
9The idiomatic compound 四苦八苦 means 'to be in great distress / to struggle terribly.' Which reading is correct?
10Choose the word closest in meaning to 厳しい (きびしい) in the sentence 「試験の採点は厳しい」.
About the Kagawa Entrance Japanese Exam
The Kagawa Public High School Entrance Examination Japanese (kokugo) paper is created by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 50-point paper, sat on March 9, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 9:20), is a written exam on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, built from four major questions — a novel extract, a classical Japanese (kobun) passage, an expository passage, and a conditional composition of roughly 150–250 characters — with kanji and grammar embedded in the modern-text sections and worked responses on a printed answer sheet. Admission combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card on a five-band correlation table, plus an interview. This page provides 100 original English-language practice questions with detailed explanations as a study adaptation — not an official translation or a simulation of the official format.
Assessment
The real Kagawa kokugo examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects); in the Reiwa 9 (2027) general selection all five subject papers are sat on a single Day 1, March 9, 2027 (kokugo at 9:20), with Day 2 (March 10, 2027) reserved for the aptitude test (tekisei kensa) and interview (mensetsu), a makeup (tsuiken) on March 13–14, 2027, and general-selection results announced on March 18, 2027 (Thursday). The paper is created by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study and keeps a stable four-ōmon shape: a novel extract (about 2,400–3,000 characters), a classical Japanese (kobun) passage, an expository passage (about 2,000 characters), and a conditional composition of roughly 150–250 characters worth 8 of the 50 points, with about eight kanji questions each year embedded in the modern-text ōmon. Kanbun is not set; the classical ōmon is kobun only. Admission (general selection, ippan senbatsu) combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho): the two are, in principle, treated equally, each divided into five bands and combined on a correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the Japanese (kokugo) subject paper (held on March 9, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 9:20; makeup March 13–14, 2027)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); general selection combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho) on a five-band correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgaku senkōryō) for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time, JPY 480 correspondence), set out on the official Kagawa tuition-and-fees page; from the Reiwa 8 cycle applications are submitted through Kagawa's internet application system (Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education (香川県教育委員会))
Kagawa Entrance Japanese Exam Content Outline
Kanji and Vocabulary
Kanji readings and writings, okurigana, jukujikun, word meaning, synonyms and antonyms, and idiomatic compounds.
Grammar
Particles, conjugation and verb forms, adjective forms, keigo honorifics, sentence structure, and conditionals.
Classical Japanese (Kobun)
Historical kana usage, conjugation of classical verbs and adjectives, classical particles and auxiliaries, and reading short classical passages. Kagawa sets kobun only, not kanbun.
Reading Comprehension
Novel and expository reading — main idea, viewpoint, literary devices, pronoun reference, connectives and argument structure, and Kagawa's extraction and short-explanation answer formats.
Composition and Rhetoric
Essay structure for the roughly 250-character sakubun — thesis, evidence selection, coherent argument, and topic-sentence recognition.
How to Pass the Kagawa Entrance Japanese Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); general selection combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho) on a five-band correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants
- Assessment: The real Kagawa kokugo examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects); in the Reiwa 9 (2027) general selection all five subject papers are sat on a single Day 1, March 9, 2027 (kokugo at 9:20), with Day 2 (March 10, 2027) reserved for the aptitude test (tekisei kensa) and interview (mensetsu), a makeup (tsuiken) on March 13–14, 2027, and general-selection results announced on March 18, 2027 (Thursday). The paper is created by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study and keeps a stable four-ōmon shape: a novel extract (about 2,400–3,000 characters), a classical Japanese (kobun) passage, an expository passage (about 2,000 characters), and a conditional composition of roughly 150–250 characters worth 8 of the 50 points, with about eight kanji questions each year embedded in the modern-text ōmon. Kanbun is not set; the classical ōmon is kobun only. Admission (general selection, ippan senbatsu) combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho): the two are, in principle, treated equally, each divided into five bands and combined on a correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the Japanese (kokugo) subject paper (held on March 9, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 9:20; makeup March 13–14, 2027)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgaku senkōryō) for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time, JPY 480 correspondence), set out on the official Kagawa tuition-and-fees page; from the Reiwa 8 cycle applications are submitted through Kagawa's internet application system
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Kagawa kokugo entrance paper multiple-choice?
Not entirely. Kagawa's kokugo paper mixes lettered-choice items with short constructed-response items, including a roughly 3,000-character novel reading passage, a roughly 250-character essay (sakubun), and about eight kanji questions each year. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation, not official past problems or a reproduction of the official layout: real selection items are not limited to four options, and every stem is in Japanese.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual examination problems after each sitting, it does not publish them as a multiple-choice set. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering kanji, vocabulary, grammar, classical Japanese, reading comprehension, and composition reasoning.
How long is the kokugo paper and what is the maximum score?
The kokugo paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 50 points, sat on March 9, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 9:20, alongside the other four subjects). The five subjects total 250 points and are combined with the 220-point report card on a five-band correlation table in selection, plus an interview for all applicants.
How are the academic test and report card combined in Kagawa's general selection?
In principle the 250-point academic test and the 220-point report card are treated equally: each is divided into five bands and the two are combined on a correlation table (sōkan hyō) to judge pass/fail, with an interview for all applicants and, for art and music departments, an aptitude test (tekisei kensa).
Does the Kagawa kokugo paper include kanbun (classical Chinese)?
No. Kagawa's second ōmon is a classical Japanese (kobun) passage, and published analyses of the paper across recent years record no kanbun or kanshi items. This bank therefore covers kobun only — historical kana usage and its modern conversion, classical conjugation, classical particles and auxiliaries, and classical vocabulary. Japanese text is preserved as the tested skill and explained in English, since translating it away would remove what the exam actually tests.
What is the Reiwa 9 (2027) examination and results schedule?
For the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, the general-selection application window is February 12–15, 2027 with preference change February 17–19, 2027. The academic examination is held March 9–10, 2027 (all five academic subjects on Day 1, March 9; the aptitude test and interview on Day 2, March 10), with a makeup March 13–14, 2027, and general-selection results announced March 18, 2027 (Thursday).
Is this bank an official English translation of the kokugo exam?
No. The official kokugo paper is in Japanese. This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation that preserves the Japanese kanji, vocabulary and classical text being tested and explains them in English. It is not an official translation, a format simulation, or a substitute for the official composition and constructed-response practice.