The invention provides a composition for a secondary battery negative electrode through which at least one battery characteristic from a battery capacity and a discharging rate characteristic can be improved, a negative electrode for the secondary battery using the same, and a secondary battery. The composition for the secondary battery negative electrode includes a carbonaceous material and a silicon oxide structure, wherein the silicon oxide structure includes a silicon oxide framework containing Si and O in its atomic composition and silicon-based nanoparticles that are chemically bonded tothe silicon oxide framework as components, wherein the silicon oxide structure is contained in a proportion of 15 mass % or more with respect to a total amount of the carbonaceous material and the silicon oxide structure, and wherein the silicon oxide structure satisfies the following conditions (i) to (iii): (i) having an atomic composition represented by a general formula SiOx2Hy2 (0.3