The original Bunkei 55 was a dense, black-and-white text. The Dai 2-han (2nd Edition) modernizes the experience significantly.
This book is not for absolute beginners. You need to have completed a beginner textbook series like Genki I & II or Minna no Nihongo I & II (Chapters 1-50).
Specifically, this book is designed for:
At the beginner level, you learned that tabetai means "want to eat." At the intermediate level, this book will teach you nuances like "desire directed toward others" or "hypothetical wants." --- Chukyu E Iko Nihongo No Bunkei To Hyogen 55 Dai 2-han
Buying the book is not enough. Here is a week-by-week methodology used by top learners.
The book lacks free writing exercises. You must supplement.
Search for an Anki deck named "Bunkei 55 Dai 2-han." If none exists, make your own cards. Put the sentence pattern on the front, the English meaning and a Japanese example on the back. Review 10 cards every morning. The original Bunkei 55 was a dense, black-and-white text
If you are stuck in "beginner purgatory" – able to greet and order food but unable to express opinions or read a short news article – "Chukyu E Iko Nihongo No Bunkei To Hyogen 55 Dai 2-han" is your ticket out.
It respects your time. It doesn't talk down to you. And after completing the 55 patterns, you will finally be able to say with confidence: "Mou chukyu e ikimashou" (Let's finally go to the intermediate level).
Call to Action: Ready to make the leap? Order the Dai 2-han from your local Japanese bookstore or Amazon Japan today. Pair it with a notebook, a set of Anki flashcards, and 30 minutes of daily focus. In 90 days, you will read your first manga in raw Japanese or understand the gist of a NHK News Web Easy article. Call to Action: Ready to make the leap
Ganbatte kudasai – your intermediate future is waiting.
Chukyu e Iko: Nihongo no Bunkei to Hyogen 55 is a widely respected Japanese language textbook designed for learners who have completed the elementary level (roughly equivalent to JLPT N4 or early N3) and wish to build a solid foundation for intermediate study. The title translates literally as “Let’s Go to Intermediate: 55 Japanese Sentence Patterns and Expressions.” This second edition (Dai 2-han) updates and refines the original, offering clearer explanations, revised exercises, and more contemporary example sentences.