Kyoiku kanji
Kyōiku kanji (教育漢字, lit. "education kanji"), also known as Gakunenbetsu kanji haitōhyō (学年別漢字配当表, lit. "list of kanji by school year") is a list of 1,006 kanji developed and maintained by the Japanese Ministry of Education that prescribes which kanji Japanese schoolchildren should learn for each year of elementary school. Although the list is designed for Japanese children, it is also very useful for non-native speakers, by limiting the kanji to the most commonly used in the culture.
Versions of Kyōiku list1946 created with 881 characters1977 expanded to 996 characters1982 expanded to 1,006 characters by adding ten roman numerals (In some contexts, the term Gakushu Kanji ("Study characters") is used to refer to the list of 1,006 and the term Kyoiku kanji reserved for the list of 996 without the roman numerals.)
First grade (80 kanji)一 one ichi二 two ni三 three san四 four shi or yon五 five go六 six roku七 seven shichi' or 'nana八 eight hachi'九 nine kū or kyū十 ten jū百 hundred hyaku千 thousand sen上 up ue下 below shita左 left hidari右 right migi中 middle or inside naka大きい large ōkii小さい small chiisai月 month gatsu日 day nichi年 year nen or toshi早く quick hayaku木 tree ki林 woods hayashi山 mountain yama川 river kawa土 soil tsuchi空 sky sora田 rice paddy ta天 heaven ten生きる life ikiru花 flower hana草 grass kusa虫 insect mushi犬 dog inu人 person hito名まえ name namae女 woman onna男 male otoko子ども child kodomo目 eye me耳 ear mimi口 mouth kuchi手 hand te足 foot or leg ashi見る see miru音 sound oto力 power chikara気 feeling iki円 yen en入る enter hairu出る exit deru立つ stand up tatsu休む rest yasumu先 previous saki夕 evening yū本 book hon文 writing fumi字 character ji学ぶ study manabu学校 school gakkō村 village mura町 village machi森 forest mori正 correct sei水 water mizu火 fire hi玉 ball tama王 king ō石 stone ishi竹 bamboo take糸 tread ito貝 shellfish kai車 car kuruma金 gold kin雨 rain ame赤 red aka青 blue ao白 white shiro
Second grade (160 kanji)数 number kazu多 many ta少ない few sukunai万 ten thousand man半 half nan 形 shape katachi太い thick futoi細い thin hosoi広 wide長 long点 point丸 circle交 cross光 ray角 angle計 measure直 straight線 line矢 arrow弱 weak強 strong高 tall同 same 親 parent母 mother父 father姉 older sister兄 older brother弟 younger brother自 oneself友 friend 体 body毛 hair頭 head顔 face首 neck心 heart 時 time曜 weekday朝 morning昼 daytime夜 night分 minute週 week春 springtime夏 summer秋 autumn冬 winter今 now新 new古 old間 interval 方 direction北 north南 south東 east西 west遠 far近 near前 in front後 behind内 inside外 outside 場 place地 ground国 country園 garden谷 valley野 field原 field里 village市 city京 capital 風 wind kaze雪 snow雲 cloud池 pond海 sea岩 rock星 star 室 room戸 door家 house寺 Buddhist temple 通 pass through門 gates道 road 話 talk言 say答 answer声 voice聞 hear語 language読 read書 write記 write down紙 paper画 picture絵 picture図 drawing工 craft教 teach晴 clear up思 think考 think知 know才 genius理 reason算 calculate作 make元 origin 食 eat, meal肉 meat馬 horse牛 cow魚 fish鳥 bird羽 feather鳴 chirp麦 wheat米 rice茶 tea 色 colour黄 yellow黒 black 来 come行 go帰 returning home歩 walk走 run止 stop活 active 店 store買 buy売 sell 午 horse (Earthly Branches)汽 steam妹 younger sister弓 bow (archery, violin)回 -times, to revolve 会 association組 association船 boat明 bright社 company切 cut電 electricity毎 every合 fit当 hit台 pedestal楽 pleasure; music公 public引 pull科 section歌 song刀 sword番 turn用 use何 what
Third grade (200 kanji)丁 street世 world seikai両 both主 master乗 ride予 in advance事 abstract thing仕 do他 other代 substitute住 dwelling使 use係 person in charge倍 double全 whole具 tool写 copy列 row助 help勉 diligence動 move勝 win化 change区 ward医 medicine去 leave反 anti-取 take受 accept号 number向 over there君 you味 flavor命 fate和 peace品 article員 member商 sell問 question坂 slope夫 husband始 begin委 committee守 protect安 cheap定 decide実 truth客 guest宮 Shinto shrine宿 inn寒 cold対 opposite局 office屋 shop岸 beach島 island州 state帳 account book平 flat幸 happiness度 degrees庫 warehouse庭 garden式 style役 service待 wait急 hurry息 breath悪 bad悲 sad想 concept意 idea感 feeling所 place打 hit投 throw拾 pick up持 hold指 finger放 release整 put in order旅 trip族 tribe昔 long ago昭 shining暑 hot atsu暗 dark曲 musical composition有 have服 clothes期 period of time板 board柱 pillar根 root植 plant業 business様 formal title横 side橋 bridge次 next歯 tooth死 death氷 ice決 decide油 oil波 wave注 pour泳 swim洋 ocean流 stream消 extinguish深 deep温 warm港 harbor湖 lake湯 hot water漢 China炭 charcoal物 thing球 ball由 reason申 say界 world畑 agricultural field病 sick発 departure登 climb皮 skin皿 dish相 mutual県 prefecture真 TRUE着 wear短 short研 sharpen礼 thanks神 god(s)祭 celebrate福 luck秒 second究 research章 chapter童 juvenile笛 whistle第 ordinal number prefix筆 writing brush等 class箱 box級 rank終 end緑 green練 practic羊 sheep美 beauty習 learn者 someone育 nurture苦 suffer荷 luggage落 fall葉 leaf薬 medicine血 blood表 express詩 poem調 investigate談 discuss豆 beans負 lose起 wake up路 road身 body転 revolve軽 light農 farming返 return追 follow送 send速 fast進 advance遊 play運 carry部 part都 metropolis配 distribute酒 alcoholic drink重 heavy鉄 iron銀 silver開 open院 institution陽 sunshine階 floor of a building集 collect面 face題 topic飲 drink館 public building駅 station鼻 nose
Fourth grade (200 kanji)不 not争 conflict付 attach令 orders以 since仲 go-between伝 transmit位 rank低 low例 example便 convenience信 trust倉 godown候 climate借 borrow停 halt健 healthy側 side働 work億 hundred million兆 portent児 child共 together兵 soldier典 code冷 cool初 first別 separate利 profit刷 printing副 vice-功 achievement加 add努 toil労 labor勇 courage包 wrap卒 graduate協 cooperation単 simple博 Dr.印 mark参 participate史 history司 director各 each告 tell周 circumference唱 chant喜 rejoice器 container囲 surround固 harden型 model堂 public chamber塩 salt士 gentleman変 change央 center失 lose好 like季 seasons孫 grandson,granddaughtor完 perfect官 government official害 harm察 guess巣 nest差 distinction希 hope席 seat帯 sash底 bottom府 urban prefecture康 ease建 build径 diameter徒 junior得 acquire必 without fail念 thought愛 love成 become戦 war折 fold挙 raise改 reformation救 salvation敗 failure散 scatter料 fee旗 national flag昨 previous景 scenery最 most望 hope未 un-末 end札 tag材 lumber束 bundle松 pine果 fruit栄 prosperity案 plan梅 plum械 contraption極 poles標 signpost機 machine欠 lack歴 curriculum残 remainder殺 kill毒 poison氏 family name民 people求 request治 govern法 method泣 cry浅 shallow浴 bathe清 pure満 full漁 fishing灯 lamp無 nothing然 so焼 bake照 illuminate熱 heat牧 breed特 special産 give birth的 target省 government ministry祝 celebrate票 ballot種 kind積 accumulate競 emulate笑 laugh管 pipe節 node粉 flour紀 chronicle約 promise結 tie給 salary続 continue置 put老 old man胃 stomach脈 vein腸 intestines臣 retainer航 cruise良 good芸 art芽 bud英 England菜 vegetable街 street衣 clothes要 need覚 memorize観 observe訓 instruction試 test説 theory課 section議 deliberation象 elephant貨 freight貯 savings費 expense賞 prize軍 army輪 wheel辞 resign辺 environs連 take along達 attain選 choose郡 county量 quantity録 record鏡 mirror関 related陸 land隊 group静 quiet順 obey願 request類 sort飛 fly飯 meal養 foster験 test
Fifth grade (185 kanji)久 long time仏 Buddha仮 sham件 affair任 responsibility似 becoming余 too much価 value保 preserve修 discipline俵 straw bag個 individual備 provide像 statue再 again刊 publish判 judge制 control券 ticket則 rule効 effect務 duty勢 power厚 thick句 phrase可 possible営 manage因 cause団 group圧 pressure在 exist均 level基 foundation報 report境 boundary墓 grave増 increase夢 dream妻 wife婦 lady容 contain寄 approach富 rich導 guide居 reside属 belong布 linen師 expert常 normal幹 tree-trunk序 preface弁 valve張 stretch往 journey復 repeating徳 virtue志 intention応 respond快 cheerful性 gender恩 grace情 feelings態 condition慣 accustomed承 acquiesce技 skill招 beckon授 instruct採 pick接 contact提 present損 loss支 branch政 politics故 circumstances敵 enemy断 cut off旧 old times易 easy暴 outburst条 clause枝 branch査 investigate格 status桜 cherry検 examine構 construct武 military比 compare永 eternity河 river液 fluid混 mix減 decrease測 fathom準 standard演 perform潔 undefiled災 disaster燃 burn版 printing block犯 crime状 form独 alone率 rate現 appear留 detain略 abbreviation益 benefit眼 eyeball破 rend確 certain示 indicate祖 ancestor禁 prohibition移 "shift程 extent税 tax築 fabricate精 refined素 elementary経 manage統 unite絶 discontinue綿 cotton総 whole編 compile績 exploits織 weave罪 guilt群 flock義 righteousness耕 till職 employment肥 fertilizer能 ability興 entertain舌 tongue舎 cottage術 art衛 defense製 manufacture複 duplicate規 rule解 untie設 establish許 permit証 evidence評 evaluate講 lecture謝 apologize識 discriminating護 safeguard豊 bountiful財 wealth貧 poor責 blame貸 lend貿 trade賀 congratulations資 resources賛 approve質 quality輸 transport述 mention迷 astray退 retreat逆 inverted造 create過 go beyond適 suitable酸 acid鉱 mineral銅 copper銭 coin防 prevent限 limit険 precipitous際 occasion雑 miscellaneous非 negative預 deposit領 territory額 amount飼 domesticate
Sixth grade (181 kanji)並 row乱 riot乳 milk亡 deceased仁 供 offer俳 値 value傷 wound優 superior党 political party冊 counter for books処 dispose刻 engrave割 divide創 create劇 drama勤 diligence危 dangerous卵 egg厳 strict収 take in后 否 negate吸 suck呼 call善 good困 become distressed垂 droop城 castle域 range奏 play music奮 stirred up姿 shape存 suppose孝 filial piety宅 home宇 eaves宗 religion宙 mid-air宝 treasure宣 proclaim密 secrecy寸 measurement専 specialty射 shoot将 leader尊 revered就 concerning尺 届 deliver展 expand層 stratum己 self巻 scroll幕 curtain干 dry幼 infancy庁 government office座 sit延 prolong律 rhythm従 obey忘 forget忠 loyalty憲 constitution我 ego批 担 shouldering拝 worship拡 broaden捨 throw away探 grope推 infer揮 操 maneuver敬 respect映 reflect晩 nightfall暖 warmth暮 livelihood朗 melodious机 desk枚 sheet of...染 dye株 stocks棒 rod模 imitation権 rights樹 trees欲 longing段 steps沿 run alongside泉 fountain洗 wash派 sect済 settle源 origin潮 tide激 violent灰 ashes熟 ripen片 one-sided班 group異 uncommon疑 doubt痛 pain皇 emperor盛 prosper盟 alliance看 watch over砂 sand磁 magnet私 me秘 secret穀 serial穴 hole窓 window筋 muscle策 scheme簡 simplicity糖 sugar系 lineage紅 deep red納 settlement純 genuine絹 silk縦 vertical縮 shrink署 government office翌 the following聖 holy肺 lung背 back胸 bosom脳 brain腹 abdomen臓 entrails臨 look to至 climax若 young著 renowned蒸 steam蔵 warehouse蚕 衆 masses裁 judge装 attire裏 back補 supplement視 look at覧 perusal討 chastise訪 visit訳 translate詞 poetry誌 document認 recognize誕 born誠 sincerity誤 mistake論 theory諸 警 guard against貴 precious賃 fare遺 bequeath郵 mail郷 home town針 needle鋼 steel閉 closed閣 tall降 descend陛 除 exclude障 hurt難 difficult革 leather頂 place on the head骨 bone
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