Kyōiku kanji

Kyōiku kanji (教育漢字, literally "education kanji"), also known as Gakunenbetsu kanji haitōhyō (学年別漢字配当表, literally "list of kanji by school year") is a list of 1,026 kanji and associated readings developed and maintained by the Japanese Ministry of Education that prescribes which kanji, and which readings of kanji, Japanese students should learn from first grade to the sixth grade (elementary school). Although the list is designed for Japanese students, it can also be used as a sequence of learning characters by non-native speakers as a means of focusing on the most commonly used kanji.

Kyōiku kanji is a subset (1,026) of the 2,136 characters of Jōyō kanji.

Versions of kyōiku list

A list of all jōyō kanji according to Halpern's KKLD indexing system, with kyōiku kanji coloured according to grade level.

List by grade

Note 1: Many kanji have complex meanings and nuances, or express concepts not directly translatable into English. In those cases, the English meanings mentioned here are approximate.

Note 2: In the kun'yomi readings, readings after - (hyphen) are Okurigana.

Note 3: A - (hyphen) at the end of the -yomi corresponds to a small tsu in kana, which indicates that the following consonant is geminated.

First grade (80 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On'yomi Kun'yomi
1 1 one ichi, itsu hito-tsu
2 2 two ni, ji futa-tsu
3 3 three san mit-tsu
4 5 four shi yot-tsu, yon
5 4 five go itsu-tsu
6 4 six roku mut-tsu
7 2 seven shichi nana-tsu, nana
8 2 eight hachi yat-tsu
9 2 nine ku, kyū kokono-tsu
10 2 ten
11 6 hundred hyaku momo
12 3 thousand sen chi
13 3 top, above ue
14 3 bottom, below ka, ge shita, shimo, moto
15 5 left sa hidari
16 5 right u, yū migi
17 4 inside, middle chū, jū naka
18 3 large dai, tai ō-kii, ō
19 3 small shō chii-sai, ko, o
20 4 month, moon gatsu, getsu tsuki
21 4 day, sun nichi, jitsu hi, ka
22 6 year nen toshi
23 6 early sō, sa haya-i
24 4 tree moku, boku ki
25 8 woods rin hayashi
26 3 mountain san yama
27 3 river sen kawa
28 3 soil to, do tsuchi
29 8 sky sora, a-ku, kara
30 5 rice field den da, ta
31 4 heaven, sky ten ame, ama
32 5 living, birth, raw sei, shō i-kiru, u-mu, nama
33 7 flower ka hana
34 9 grass kusa
35 6 insect chū mushi
36 4 dog ken inu
37 2 person jin, nin hito
38 6 name mei, myō na
39 3 female jo, nyo on'na
40 7 male dan, nan otoko
41 3 child shi, su ko
42 5 eye moku me
43 6 ear ji, ni mimi
44 3 mouth kuchi
45 4 hand shu te
46 7 foot, suffice soku ashi, ta-riru
47 7 see ken, gen mi-ru
48 9 sound on ne, oto
49 2 power riki, ryoku chikara
50 6 spirit, air ki, ke iki
51 4 yen, circle en maru
52 2 enter nyū hai-ru, i-ru
53 5 exit shutsu de-ru
54 5 stand up ritsu ta-tsu
55 6 rest kyū yasu-mu
56 6 previous sen saki
57 3 evening seki
58 5 book hon moto
59 4 text bun, mon fumi
60 6 character ji aza
61 8 study gaku mana-bu
62 10 school kase
63 7 village son mura
64 7 town chō machi
65 12 forest shin mori
66 5 correct sei, shō tada-shii, masa
67 4 water sui mizu
68 4 fire ka hi
69 5 jewel, ball gyoku tama
70 4 king ō kimi
71 5 stone seki, koku ishi
72 6 bamboo chiku take
73 6 thread shi ito
74 7 shellfish bai kai
75 7 vehicle sha kuruma
76 8 gold, money kin kane, kana
77 8 rain u ame, ama
78 7 red seki aka
79 8 blue sei, shō ao
80 5 white haku shiro, shira

Second grade (160 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On Kun
81 13 number, count kazu
82 6 many, much ta oo-i
83 4 a few, a little shō suku-nai, suko-shi
84 3 ten thousand ban, man yorozu
85 5 half han naka-ba
86 7 shape kei, gyō katachi
87 4 thick ta futo-i
88 11 thin sai hoso-i
89 5 wide hiro-i
90 8 long, leader chō naga-i
91 9 point ten bochi
92 3 circle gan maru
93 6 intersect maji-waru
94 6 light hikari
95 7 corner, horn kaku kado, tsuno, sumi
96 9 measure kei haka-ru
97 8 straight, fix choku, jiki tada-chi, nao-su
98 15 line sen suji
99 5 arrow shi ya
100 10 weak jaku yowa-i
101 11 strong kyō tsuyo-i
102 10 high taka-i
103 6 same ona-ji
104 16 parent shin oya
105 5 mother bo haha, kā
106 4 father fu chichi, tou
107 8 older sister shi ane
108 5 older brother kei, kyō ani
109 7 younger brother tei, dai otōto
110 8 younger sister mai imōto
111 6 oneself ji, shi mizuka-ra
112 4 friend tomo
113 7 body tai karada
114 4 hair ke
115 16 head atama
116 18 face gan kao
117 9 neck shu kubi
118 4 heart shin kokoro
119 10 time ji toki
120 18 day of the week
121 12 morning chō asa
122 9 daytime chū hiru
123 8 night ya yoru
124 4 minute, understand fun, bun wa-karu
125 11 week shū
126 9 spring shun haru
127 10 summer ka natsu
128 9 autumn shū aki
129 5 winter fuyu
130 4 now kon ima
131 13 new shin atara-shii, ara-ta
132 5 old ko furu-i
133 12 interval kan, ken ma, aida
134 4 direction kata
135 5 north hoku kita
136 9 south nan minami
137 8 east higashi, azuma
138 西 6 west sei, sai nishi
139 13 far en tō-i
140 7 near kin chika-i
141 9 before zen mae
142 9 after go, kō nochi, ushi-ro, ato
143 4 inside nai uchi
144 5 outside gai, ge soto, hoka, hazu-su
145 12 place ba
146 6 ground chi, ji
147 8 country koku kuni
148 13 garden en sono
149 7 valley koku tani
150 11 field ya no
151 10 meadow, plain gen hara
152 7 hometown ri sato
153 5 city shi ichi
154 8 capital kyō, kei miyako
155 9 wind, -style kaze
156 11 snow setsu yuki
157 12 cloud un kumo
158 6 pond chi ike
159 9 sea kai umi
160 8 rock gan iwa
161 9 star sei hoshi
162 9 room shitsu muro
163 4 door ko to, be
164 10 house ka, ke ie
165 6 Buddhist temple ji tera
166 10 pass through, commute tsū tō-ru, kayo-u
167 8 gates mon kado
168 12 road michi
169 13 talk wa hanashi, hana-su
170 7 say gen, gon i-u, koto
171 12 answer kota-eru
172 7 voice sei koe
173 14 hear, listen, ask bun, mon ki-ku
174 14 language go kata-ru
175 14 read doku yo-mu
176 10 write sho ka-ku
177 10 record ki shiru-su
178 10 paper shi kami
179 8 brush stroke ga, kaku
180 12 picture kai, e
181 7 drawing zu haka-ru
182 3 craft kō, ku
183 11 teach kyō oshi-eru
184 12 clear sei hare
185 9 think shi omo-u
186 6 consider kanga-eru
187 8 know chi shi-ru
188 3 age, ability sai, zai wazukani, zae
189 11 reason ri kotowari
190 14 calculate san
191 7 make saku tsuku-ru
192 4 origin gen, gan moto
193 9 eat shoku ta-beru, ku-u
194 6 meat niku
195 10 horse ba uma, ma
196 4 cow gyū ushi
197 11 fish gyo sakana
198 11 bird chō tori
199 6 feather u ha, hane
200 14 chirp mei na-ku
201 7 wheat baku mugi
202 6 rice bei, mai kome
203 9 tea cha, sa
204 6 colour shoku iro
205 11 yellow ō ki
206 11 black koku kuro
207 7 come rai ku-ru
208 6 go kō, gyō i-ku, yu-ku, okona-u
209 10 return ki kae-ru
210 8 walk ho, fu, bu aru-ku, ayu-mu
211 7 run sou hashi-ru
212 4 stop shi to-maru
213 9 active katsu i-kiru
214 8 store ten mise
215 12 buy bai ka-u
216 7 sell bai u-ru
217 4 noon go uma
218 7 steam ki
219 3 bow kyū yumi
220 6 number of times, revolve kai mawa-ru
221 6 meet kai, e a-u
222 11 team so kumi
223 11 ship sen fune
224 8 bright mei aka-rui
225 7 company sha yashiro
226 4 cut setsu ki-ru
227 13 electricity den inazuma
228 6 every mai goto
229 6 fit a-u
230 6 this, hit a-taru
231 5 pedestal dai, tai
232 13 music, pleasure gaku, raku tano-shii
233 4 public ōyake
234 4 pull in hi-ku
235 9 section, grade ka
236 14 song ka uta
237 2 sword katana
238 12 number ban
239 5 use mochi-iru
240 7 what ka nani, nan

Third grade (200 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On Kun
241 2 street, district chō hinoto
242 5 generation sei, se yo
243 6 both ryō teru, futatsu
244 5 master, main shu nushi, omo
245 9 ride no-ru
246 4 beforehand yo arakaji-me
247 8 intangible thing ji koto
248 5 serve shi tsuka-eru
249 5 other ta hoka
250 5 era, substitute dai, tai ka-waru, yo
251 7 dwell su-mu
252 使 8 use shi tsuka-u
253 9 person in charge kei kakari, kaka-ru
254 10 double bai
255 6 whole zen matta-ku
256 8 tool gu sona-eru, tsubusa-ni
257 5 copy sha utsu-su
258 6 row retsu
259 7 help jo tasu-keru
260 10 diligence ben tsuto-meru
261 11 move ugo-ku
262 12 win shō ka-tsu
263 4 change ka ba-keru
264 4 district ku
265 7 doctor i iya-su, i-suru
266 5 leave kyo, ko sa-ru
267 4 anti- han so-ru
268 8 take shu to-ru
269 8 receive ju u-keru
270 5 number yobina, sake-bu
271 6 face mu-kau
272 7 you, monarch kun kimi
273 8 flavor mi aji, aji-wau
274 8 fate, life mei inochi
275 8 harmony, Japanese wa yawa-ragu, nago-yaka
276 9 article hin shina
277 10 employee in
278 11 commerce shō
279 11 question mon to-u, ton
280 7 slope han saka
281 5 center ō
282 8 begin shi haji-meru
283 8 committee i yuda-neru
284 6 protect shu mamo-ru
285 6 cheap, calm an yasu-i
286 8 determine tei, jō sada-meru
287 8 fruit, realization jitsu mi, mino-ru
288 9 guest kyaku
289 10 Shinto shrine, prince kyū, gū miya
290 宿 11 inn shuku yado, yado-ru
291 12 cold (weather) kan samu-i
292 7 opposite, against tai, tsui aite, soro-i
293 7 office kyoku tsubone
294 9 roof oku ya
295 8 shore gan kishi
296 10 island shima
297 6 state, province shū su
298 11 notebook chō tobari
299 5 flat hei, byō tai-ra, hira
300 8 happiness saiwa-i, shiawa-se
301 9 degree do tabi
302 10 warehouse ko, ku kura
303 10 yard tei niwa
304 6 style, ceremony, numerical formula shiki
305 7 role yaku
306 9 wait tai ma-tsu
307 9 hurry kyū iso-gu
308 10 breath soku iki
309 11 bad aku waru-i
310 12 sad hi kana-shii
311 13 thought
312 13 idea i
313 13 feel kan kan-jiru
314 8 place sho tokoro
315 5 hit da u-tsu
316 7 throw na-geru
317 9 pick up shū hiro-u
318 9 hold ji mo-tsu
319 9 finger, point shi yubi, sa-su
320 8 release hana-su
321 16 organize sei totono-eru
322 10 trip ryo tabi
323 11 tribe zoku
324 8 long ago seki, shaku mukashi
325 9 shine shō
326 12 hot sho atsu-i
327 13 dark an kura-i
328 6 melody, curve kyoku ma-garu
329 6 possess a-ru
330 8 clothes fuku
331 12 period of time ki
332 8 board han, ban ita
333 9 pillar chū hashira
334 10 root kon ne
335 12 plant shoku u-eru
336 13 business gyō
337 14 appearance sama
338 15 horizontal ō yoko
339 16 bridge kyō hashi
340 6 next ji tsugi, tsu-gu
341 12 tooth shi ha
342 6 death shi shi-nu
343 5 ice hyō kōri
344 7 decide ketsu ki-meru
345 8 oil yu abura
346 8 wave ha nami
347 8 pour chū soso-gu
348 8 swim ei oyo-gu
349 9 ocean
350 10 stream ryū naga-reru
351 10 extinguish shō ki-eru, ke-su
352 11 deep shin fuka-i
353 12 warm on atata-kai
354 12 harbor minato
355 12 lake ko mizu'umi
356 12 hot water yu
357 13 Chinese kan
358 9 charcoal tan sumi
359 8 (tangible) thing butsu, motsu mono
360 11 sphere kyū tama
361 5 reason yū, yu yoshi
362 5 say shin mō-su
363 9 world kai
364 9 farm hata, hatake
365 10 sick byō yamai
366 9 departure hatsu
367 12 climb tō, to nobo-ru
368 5 skin hi kawa
369 5 dish bei sara
370 9 mutual ai
371 9 prefecture ken ka-keru
372 10 true shin ma
373 12 wear, arrive chaku ki-ru, tsu-ku
374 12 short tan mijika-i
375 9 sharpen ken to-gu
376 5 manners rei
377 9 deity shin, jin kami
378 11 festival sai matsu-ri
379 13 luck fuku
380 9 second byō
381 7 research kyū kiwa-meru
382 11 chapter shō
383 12 juvenile warabe
384 11 flute teki fue
385 11 ordinal dai
386 12 writing brush hitsu fude
387 12 class hito-shii
388 15 box hako
389 9 rank kyū
390 11 end shū o-waru, o-eru
391 14 green ryoku midori
392 14 practice ren ne-ru
393 6 sheep hitsuji
394 9 beauty bi utsuku-shii
395 11 learn shū nara-u
396 8 someone sha mono
397 8 raise iku soda-tsu
398 8 suffer, bitter ku kuru-shii, niga-i
399 10 luggage ka ni
400 12 fall raku o-chiru, o-tosu
401 12 leaf ha
402 16 medicine yaku kusuri
403 6 blood ketsu chi
404 8 express hyō omote, arawa-su
405 13 poem shi uta
406 調 15 tone, find chō shira-beru
407 15 discuss dan
408 7 beans tō, zu mame
409 9 lose fu ma-keru, o-u
410 10 awaken ki o-kiru
411 13 path ro ji
412 7 body shin mi
413 11 to shift, fall down ten koro-bu
414 12 light kei karu-i
415 13 agriculture
416 7 return hen kae-su
417 9 follow tsui o-u
418 9 send oku-ru
419 10 fast soku haya-i
420 11 progress shin susu-mu
421 12 play aso-bu
422 12 carry un hako-bu
423 11 part bu
424 11 metropolis to, tsu miyako
425 10 distribute hai kuba-ru
426 10 liquor shu sake, saka
427 9 heavy, gravity, pile jū, chō omo-i, kasa-neru
428 13 iron tetsu kurogane
429 14 silver gin shirogane
430 12 open kai hira-ku, a-ku
431 10 institution in
432 12 sun hi
433 12 storey kai kizahashi
434 12 gather shū atsu-maru
435 9 surface men omote, tsura
436 18 topic dai
437 12 drink in no-mu
438 16 public building kan tate
439 14 station eki
440 14 nose bi hana

Fourth grade (200 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On Kun
441 4 not fu, bu
442 6 conflict araso-u
443 5 attach fu tsu-ku
444 5 orders rei
445 5 reference point i
446 6 relationship chū naka
447 6 convey den tsuta-eru
448 7 rank i kurai
449 7 low tei hiku-i
450 8 example rei tato-eru
451 便 9 facility, flight, mail ben, bin tayo-ri
452 9 trust shin
453 10 storage kura
454 10 climate
455 10 borrow shaku ka-riru
456 11 halt tei to-maru, to-meru
457 11 healthy ken suko-yaka
458 11 side soku kawa
459 13 work hatara-ku
460 15 hundred million oku
461 6 portent, trillion chō kiza-shi
462 7 offspring ji, ni ko
463 6 together kyō tomo
464 7 soldier hei, hyō tsuwamono
465 8 code ten
466 7 cool rei tsume-tai, hi-eru, sa-meru
467 7 first sho hatsu, haji-me
468 7 separate betsu waka-reru
469 7 profit ri
470 8 printing satsu su-ru
471 11 vice- fuku
472 5 achievement
473 5 add ka kuwa-eru
474 7 toil do tsuto-meru
475 7 labor negira-u
476 9 courage isa-mu
477 5 wrap tsutsu-mu
478 8 graduate sotsu
479 8 cooperation kyō
480 9 simple tan
481 12 wide knowledge, Dr. haku
482 6 mark in shirushi
483 8 participate san mai-ru
484 5 history shi
485 5 director shi
486 6 each kaku ono-ono
487 7 tell koku tsu-geru
488 8 circumference shū mawa-ri
489 11 chant shō tona-eru
490 12 rejoice, joy ki yoroko-bu
491 15 container ki utsuwa
492 7 surround i kako-u
493 8 harden ko kata-maru
494 9 model kei kata
495 11 public chamber
496 13 salt en shio
497 3 gentleman shi
498 9 change, strange hen ka-waru
499 4 husband fu fū bu otto
500 5 lose shitsu ushina-u
501 6 like su-ku, kono-mu
502 8 seasons ki
503 10 grandchild son mago
504 7 perfect kan
505 8 government official kan
506 10 harm gai
507 14 guess satsu
508 11 nest su
509 10 distinction sa
510 7 hope ki mare
511 10 seat seki
512 10 sash tai obi
513 8 bottom tei soko
514 8 urban prefecture fu
515 11 ease
516 9 build ken ta-teru
517 8 diameter kei
518 10 junior to
519 11 acquire toku e-ru
520 5 inevitable hitsu kanara-zu
521 8 thought nen
522 13 love ai
523 6 become sei na-ru
524 13 war sen ikusa, tataka-u
525 7 fold, break setsu o-ru
526 10 raise kyo a-geru
527 7 reformation kai arata-meru
528 11 salvation kyū suku-u
529 11 break, failure hai yabu-reru
530 12 scatter san chi-ru
531 10 fee ryō
532 14 flag ki hata
533 9 yesterday saku
534 12 scenery kei
535 12 superlative sai mo, motto-mo
536 11 hope nozo-mu
537 5 un- mi ima-da
538 5 end matsu sue
539 5 bill, plate, tag satsu fuda
540 7 lumber, material zai
541 7 bundle soku taba, tsuka
542 8 pine shō matsu
543 8 accomplish, fruit ka ha-tasu
544 9 prosperity ei saka-eru
545 10 plan an
546 10 plum bai ume
547 11 contraption kai
548 12 poles kyoku kiwa-meru
549 15 signpost hyō
550 16 machine ki hata
551 4 lack ketsu ka-keru
552 14 curriculum reki
553 10 remainder, left zan noko-ru
554 10 kill satsu koro-su
555 8 poison doku
556 4 surname, Mr. shi uji
557 5 people min tami
558 7 request kyū moto-mu
559 8 govern, heal chi, ji osa-meru, nao-ru
560 8 method
561 8 cry kyū na-ku
562 9 shallow sen asa-i
563 10 bathe, bask yoku a-biru
564 11 pure sei, shō kiyo-raka
565 12 full man mi-chiru
566 14 look for, fishing ryō, gyo asa-ru
567 6 lamp hi
568 12 nothing mu, bu na-i
569 12 so, although zen, nen shika-shi
570 12 bake shō ya-ku
571 13 illuminate shō te-rasu
572 15 heat netsu atsu-i
573 8 pasture, breed boku maki
574 10 special toku
575 11 give birth san u-mu
576 8 target teki mato
577 9 government ministry, omit, look back shō, sei habu-ku
578 9 celebrate shuku iwa-u
579 11 ballot hyō
580 14 species, seed shu tane
581 16 accumulate, pile seki tsu-mu
582 20 emulate kyō kiso-u
583 10 laugh shō wara-u
584 14 pipe kan kuda
585 13 node setsu fushi
586 10 flour fun ko, kona
587 9 chronicle ki
588 9 promise yaku
589 12 tie ketsu musu-bu, yu-u
590 12 salary kyū tama-u
591 13 continue zoku tsuzu-ku
592 13 put chi o-ku
593 6 old man o-iru
594 9 stomach i
595 10 vein myaku
596 13 intestines chō harawata
597 7 retainer shin
598 10 cruise
599 7 good ryō yo-i
600 7 art gei
601 8 bud ga me
602 8 England ei
603 11 vegetable sai na
604 12 street, city gai machi
605 6 garment i koromo
606 9 need i-ru
607 12 memorize kaku obo-eru, sa-meru
608 18 observe kan mi-ru
609 10 instruction kun
610 13 test shi kokoro-miru, tame-su
611 14 theory setsu to-ku
612 15 section ka
613 20 deliberation gi
614 12 elephant, figure zō, shō
615 11 currency, cargo ka
616 12 savings cho ta-meru
617 12 expense hi tsui-yasu
618 15 prize shō
619 9 army gun
620 15 wheel rin wa
621 13 resign, speech, encyclopedia ji kotoba, ya-meru
622 5 edge, vicinity hen ata-ri
623 10 take along ren tsu-reru, tsura-neru
624 12 attain tatsu tachi
625 15 choose sen era-bu
626 10 county gun
627 12 quantity ryō
628 16 transcript roku
629 19 mirror kyō kagami
630 14 related kan seki
631 11 land riku
632 12 squad tai
633 14 quiet sei shizu-ka
634 12 obey jun
635 19 request gan nega-u
636 18 sort rui
637 9 fly hi to-bu
638 12 meal han meshi
639 15 foster yashina-u
640 18 verify ken

Fifth grade (185 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On Kun
641 3 long time kyū hisa
642 4 Buddha futsu, butsu hotoke
643 6 sham ka, ke kari
644 6 affair ken
645 6 responsibility nin maka-seru
646 7 resemble ji ni-ru
647 7 surplus yo ama-ru
648 8 value ka atai
649 9 preserve ho tamo-tsu
650 10 discipline shū osa-meru
651 10 straw bag hyō tawara
652 10 individual ko
653 12 provide bi sona-eru
654 14 statue
655 6 again sai, sa futata-bi
656 5 publish kan
657 7 judge han waka-ru
658 8 control sei
659 8 ticket ken
660 9 rule soku notto-ru
661 8 effect ki-ku
662 11 duty mu tsuto-meru
663 13 energy sei ikio-i
664 9 thick atsu-i
665 5 phrase ku
666 5 possible ka
667 12 manage ei itona-mu
668 6 cause in yo-ru
669 6 association dan, ton
670 5 pressure atsu
671 6 exist zai a-ru
672 7 level kin
673 11 foundation ki moto-zuku
674 12 report muku-iru
675 14 boundary kyō sakai
676 13 grave bo haka
677 14 increase ma-su, fu-eru
678 13 dream mu yume
679 8 wife sai tsuma
680 11 lady fu
681 10 contain
682 11 approach ki yo-ru
683 12 abundant fu tomi
684 15 guide michibi-ku
685 8 reside kyo i-ru
686 12 belong zoku
687 5 linen fu nuno
688 10 expert shi
689 11 normal tsune
690 13 tree trunk kan miki
691 7 preface jo
692 5 valve ben
693 11 stretch chō ha-ru
694 8 journey ō
695 12 recovery fuku
696 14 virtue toku
697 7 intention shi kokorozashi
698 7 respond ō
699 7 cheerful kai kokoroyo-i
700 8 gender sei, shō saga
701 10 grace on
702 11 feelings nasa-ke
703 14 condition tai
704 14 accustomed kan na-reru
705 8 acquiesce shō, jō uketamawa-ru
706 7 skill gi waza
707 8 beckon shō mane-ku
708 11 instruct ju sazu-keru
709 11 pick sai to-ru
710 11 contact setsu tsu-gu
711 12 propose tei sa-geru
712 13 loss son soko-neru
713 4 support shi sasa-eru
714 9 politics sei matsurigoto
715 9 circumstances ko yue
716 15 enemy teki kataki
717 11 decline, refuse dan kotowa-ru
718 5 old times kyū
719 8 easy eki yasa-shii
720 15 outburst aba-ku
721 7 clause kudari
722 8 branch shi eda
723 9 investigate sa
724 10 status kaku
725 10 cherry ō sakura
726 12 examine ken
727 14 construct kama-eru
728 8 military bu, mu
729 4 compare hi kura-beru
730 5 eternity ei naga-i
731 8 stream ka kawa
732 11 fluid eki
733 11 mix kon ma-zeru
734 12 decrease gen he-ru
735 12 measure soku haka-ru
736 13 standard jun
737 14 perform en
738 15 undefiled ketsu isagiyo-i
739 7 disaster sai wazawa-i
740 16 burn nen mo-eru
741 8 printing block han
742 5 crime han oka-su
743 7 form
744 9 alone doku hito-ri
745 11 rate ritsu, sotsu hiki-iru
746 11 appear gen arawa-reru
747 10 detain ryū, ru todo-maru
748 11 abbreviation ryaku
749 10 benefit eki
750 11 eyeball gan me
751 10 rend ha yabu-ru
752 15 certain kaku tashi-ka
753 5 indicate shi shime-su
754 9 ancestor so
755 13 prohibition kin
756 11 shift i utsu-ru
757 12 extent tei hodo
758 12 tax zei
759 16 fabricate chiku kizu-ku
760 14 refined sei
761 10 elementary su, so moto
762 11 manage kei, kyō he-ru
763 12 relationship su-beru
764 12 discontinue zetsu ta-tsu
765 綿 14 cotton men wata
766 14 whole
767 15 compile hen a-mu
768 17 exploits seki
769 18 weave shiki o-ru
770 13 guilt zai tsumi
771 13 flock gun mu-reru
772 13 righteousness gi
773 10 till tagaya-su
774 18 employment shoku
775 8 fertilizer hi ko-yasu
776 10 ability
777 16 entertain kyō oko-su
778 6 tongue zetsu shita
779 8 cottage sha
780 11 art jutsu sube
781 16 defense ei
782 14 manufacture sei
783 14 duplicate fuku
784 11 rule ki
785 13 untie ge, kai to-ku
786 11 establish setsu mou-keru
787 11 permit kyo yuru-su
788 12 evidence shō akashi
789 12 evaluate hyō
790 17 lecture
791 17 apologize sha ayama-ru
792 19 discriminating shiki
793 20 safeguard go mamo-ru
794 13 bountiful yuta-ka
795 10 wealth zai
796 11 poor hin mazu-shii
797 11 blame seki se-meru
798 12 lend tai ka-su
799 貿 12 trade
800 12 congratulations ga
801 13 resources shi
802 15 approve san
803 15 quality shitsu
804 16 transport yu
805 8 mention jutsu no-beru
806 9 astray mei mayo-u
807 退 9 retreat tai shirizo-ku
808 9 inverted gyaku saka-rau
809 10 create tsuku-ru
810 12 pass, exceed ka sugi-ru
811 14 suitable teki
812 14 acid san
813 13 mineral
814 14 copper
815 14 coin sen zeni
816 7 resist fuse-gu
817 9 limit gen kagi-ru
818 11 precipitous ken kewa-shii
819 14 occasion sai kiwa
820 14 miscellaneous zatsu
821 8 negative hi ara-zu
822 13 deposit yo azu-keru
823 14 territory ryō
824 18 amount gaku hitai
825 13 domesticate shi ka-u

Sixth grade (181 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On Kun
826 8 row hei nami, nara-bu
827 7 chaos ran mida-reru
828 8 milk nyū chichi
829 3 deceased na-kunaru
830 4 kindness jin
831 8 offer kyō, ku tomo
832 10 actor hai
833 10 value chi atai
834 13 wound shō kizu
835 17 superior yasa-shii
836 10 political party
837 5 counter for books satsu
838 5 dispose sho
839 8 engrave koku kiza-mu
840 12 divide katsu wa-ru
841 12 create tsuku-ru
842 15 drama geki
843 12 diligence kin tsuto-meru
844 6 dangerous ki abu-nai
845 7 egg ran tamago
846 17 strict gen kibi-shii
847 4 obtain shū osa-meru
848 6 queen kō, gō kisaki
849 7 negate hi ina, iya
850 6 suck kyū su-u
851 8 call ko yo-bu
852 12 virtue zen yo-i
853 7 quandary kon koma-ru
854 8 droop sui ta-reru
855 9 castle shiro
856 11 range iki
857 9 play music kana-deru
858 16 stirred up fun furu-u
859 姿 9 shape shi sugata
860 6 suppose son
861 7 filial piety
862 6 home taku ie
863 6 eaves u
864 8 religion shū
865 8 mid-air chū
866 8 treasure takara
867 9 proclaim sen notama-u
868 11 secrecy mitsu
869 3 measurement sun
870 9 specialty sen moppa-ra
871 10 shoot sha i-ru
872 10 leader shō
873 12 revered son tōto-bu
874 12 concerning shū tsu-ku
875 4 measure of length shaku
876 8 deliver kai todo-ku
877 10 expand ten
878 14 stratum
879 3 self ko onore
880 9 scroll kan maki
881 13 curtain maku, baku
882 3 dry kan ho-su
883 5 infancy osana-i
884 5 government office chō
885 10 sit za suwa-ru
886 8 prolong en no-basu
887 9 rhythm ritsu
888 10 obey shitaga-u
889 7 forget wasu-reru
890 8 loyalty chū
891 16 constitution ken
892 7 ego ga ware
893 7 criticism hi
894 8 shouldering tan nina-u
895 8 worship hai oga-mu
896 8 broaden kaku hiro-geru
897 11 discard sha su-teru
898 11 look for, search tan saga-su
899 11 infer sui
900 12 brandish ki
901 16 maneuver ayatsu-ru
902 12 respect kei uyama-u
903 9 reflect ei utsu-ru
904 12 nightfall ban
905 13 warmth dan atata-kai
906 14 livelihood bo ku-rasu
907 10 melodious hoga-raka
908 6 desk ki tsukue
909 8 sheet of... mai
910 9 dye sen so-meru
911 10 stocks shu kabu
912 12 rod
913 14 imitation mo, bo
914 15 rights ken
915 16 trees ju ki
916 11 longing yoku ho-shii
917 9 steps dan
918 沿 8 run alongside en so-u
919 9 fountain sen izumi
920 9 wash sen ara-u
921 9 sect ha
922 11 settle sai su-mu
923 13 source gen minamoto
924 15 tide chō shio
925 16 violent geki hage-shii
926 6 ashes kai hai
927 15 ripen juku u-reru
928 4 one-sided hen kata
929 10 corps han
930 11 uncommon i koto-naru
931 14 doubt gi utaga-u
932 12 pain tsū ita-i
933 9 emperor kō, ō
934 11 prosper sei mo-ru
935 13 alliance mei
936 9 watch over kan
937 9 sand sa, sha suna
938 14 magnet ji
939 7 me shi watakushi, watashi
940 10 secret hi hi-meru
941 14 cereal koku
942 5 hole ketsu ana
943 11 window mado
944 12 muscle kin suji
945 12 scheme saku
946 18 simplicity kan
947 16 sugar
948 7 lineage kei
949 9 crimson beni, kurenai
950 10 settlement osa-meru
951 10 genuine jun
952 13 silk ken kinu
953 16 vertical tate
954 17 shrink shuku chidi-mu
955 13 government office sho
956 11 forthcoming yoku
957 13 holy sei
958 9 lung hai
959 9 back hai se
960 10 chest, breast kyō mune
961 11 brain
962 13 abdomen fuku hara
963 19 entrails
964 18 lookover rin nozo-mu
965 6 climax shi ita-ru
966 8 young jaku waka-i
967 11 renowned cho arawa-su, ichijiru-shii
968 13 foment mu-su
969 15 storehouse kura
970 10 silkworm san kaiko
971 12 masses shū
972 12 judge sai saba-ku
973 12 attire sō, shō yosoo-u
974 13 rear ri ura
975 12 supplement ho ogina-u
976 11 look at shi mi-ru
977 17 perusal ran
978 10 chastise u-tsu
979 11 visit tazu-neru
980 11 translate, reason yaku wake
981 12 term shi kotoba
982 14 document shi
983 14 recognize nin mito-meru
984 15 born tan
985 13 sincerity sei makoto
986 14 mistake go ayama-ru
987 15 argument, discussion ron
988 15 various sho moro
989 19 admonish kei imashi-meru
990 12 precious ki tatto-i
991 13 fare chin
992 15 bequeath i
993 11 mail
994 11 home town kyō
995 10 needle shin hari
996 16 steel hagane
997 11 closed hei shi-meru
998 14 tower kaku
999 10 descend o-riru
1000 10 majesty hei
1001 10 exclude jo, ji nozo-ku
1002 14 hurt shō sawa-ru
1003 18 difficult nan muzuka-shii
1004 9 leather kaku kawa
1005 11 top, receive chō itada-ku
1006 10 bone kotsu hone

Characters used as parts of names of prefectures (20 kanji)

# Kanji Strokes Meaning On Kun
1007 9 caltrop shi, ji ibara, kusabuki, kaya
1008 12 beauty en hime
1009 8 hill oka
1010 15 lagoon seki kata
1011 7 high ki, gi edamichi
1012 14 bear kuma
1013 9 fragrant kō, kyō kaori, ka
1014 7 assist sa tasuke, tasukeru, suke
1015 11 headland ki saki
1016 11 rough ki saki, kewashii
1017 12 grow ji, shi shigeru, masu, masumasu
1018 鹿 11 deer roku shika, ka
1019 15 rope jō, bin, yō nawa
1020 4 well sei, shō i, ido
1021 7 pour chū oki, waku
1022 9 horse chestnut tochi
1023 8 but na, dai karanashi
1024 11 pear ri nashi
1025 6 heights/slope han saka
1026 8 mound fu oka

List by radicals

Radical number Radical Count of kanji List of kanji
1 11 一丁七万三上下不世両並
2 1
3 2 丸主
4 2 久乗
5 3 九乱乳
6 3 予争事
7 3 二五井
8 3 亡交京
9 52 人仁今仏仕他付代令以仮仲件任休会伝似位低住佐体何余作使例供価便係保信修俳俵倉個倍候借値停健側備傷働像億優
10 7 元兄兆先光児党
11 3 入内全
12 7 八公六共兵具典
13 3 円冊再
14 1
15 2 冬冷
16 0
17 1
18 19 刀分切刊列初判別利制刷券刻則前副割創劇
19 14 力功加助努労効勇勉動務勝勢勤
20 1
21 2 化北
22 0
23 2 区医
24 9 十千午半卒協南単博
25 0
26 4 印危卵巻
27 3 厚原厳
28 2 去参
29 5 友反収取受
30 32 口古句可台史右号司各合同名后向君否吸告周味呼命和品員唱商問善喜器
31 10 四回因団困囲図固国園
32 19 土圧在地坂均垂型城域基埼堂報場塩境墓増
33 3 士声売
34 1
35 2 変夏
36 5 夕外多夜夢
37 9 大天太夫央失奈奏奮
38 10 女好妹妻姉始委姿婦媛
39 7 子字存孝季学孫
40 24 宅宇守安完宗官宙定宝実客宣室宮害家容宿寄密富寒察
41 7 寸寺対専射尊導
42 4 小少当営
43 1
44 9 尺局居届屋昼展属層
45 0
46 7 山岐岡岩岸島崎
47 3 川州巣
48 3 工左差
49 1
50 10 市布希師席帯帰帳常幕
51 5 干平年幸幹
52 1
53 11 庁広序底店府度座庫庭康
54 2 延建
55 1
56 1
57 6 弓引弟弱張強
58 0
59 1
60 11 役往径待律後徒従得復徳
61 23 心必志忘応忠快念思急性恩息悪悲情想意愛感態慣憲
62 3 成我戦
63 2 戸所
64 ⼿ 26 手才打批承技投折担招拝拡拾持指挙捨授採探接推提揮損操
65 1
66 12 改放政故救敗教散敬数整敵
67 1
68 1
69 2 断新
70 4 方旅族旗
71 0
72 21 日旧早明易昔星映春昨昭時晩景晴暑暖暗暮暴曜
73 3 曲書最
74 7 月有服朗望朝期
75 48 木未末本札机材村束条来東松板林枚果枝染柱査栃栄校株根格案桜梅梨械棒森植検業極楽構様標模権横樹橋機
76 4 欠次欲歌
77 5 止正武歩歴
78 2 死残
79 2 段殺
80 3 母毎毒
81 1
82 1
83 2 氏民
84 1
85 49 水氷永求池決汽沖河油治沿泉法波泣注泳浅洋洗活派流浴海消液深混清済減温測港湖湯満源準滋漁演漢潔潟潮激
86 15 火灯灰災炭点畑無然焼照熊熟熱燃
87 0
88 1
89 0
90 1
91 2 片版
92 0
93 4 牛牧物特
94 4 犬犯状独
95 1
96 6 王玉班現球理
97 0
98 0
99 0
100 2 生産
101 1
102 11 田由申男町画界留略番異
103 1
104 2 病痛
105 2 発登
106 4 白百的皇
107 1
108 4 皿益盛盟
109 9 目直相省看県真眼着
110 0
111 3 矢知短
112 6 石砂破研確磁
113 10 示礼社祖祝神票祭禁福
114 0
115 11 私秋科秒秘移程税種穀積
116 4 穴究空窓
117 4 立章童競
118 15 竹笑笛第筆等筋答策節算管箱築簡
119 4 米粉精糖
120 32 糸系紀約紅納純紙級素細終組経結給統絵絶絹続綿総緑線編練縄縦縮績織
121 0
122 3 罪置署
123 4 羊美群義
124 3 羽翌習
125 3 老考者
126 0
127 1
128 ⽿ 4 耳聖聞職
129 0
130 13 肉肥育肺胃背胸能脈脳腸腹臓
131 2 臣臨
132 1
133 1
134 1
135 3 舌舎辞
136 0
137 2 航船
138 1
139 1
140 17 花芸芽若苦英茨茶草荷菜著落葉蒸蔵薬
141 0
142 2 虫蚕
143 2 血衆
144 4 行術街衛
145 8 衣表裁装裏補製複
146 2 西要
147 7 見規視覚覧親観
148 2 角解
149 34 言計討訓記訪設許訳証評詞試詩話誌認誕語誠誤説読課調談論諸講謝識警議護
150 1
151 2 豆豊
152 1
153 0
154 18 貝負財貧貨責貯貴買貸費貿賀賃資賛賞質
155 1
156 2 走起
157 2 足路
158 1
159 6 車軍転軽輪輸
160 0
161 1
162 24 辺近返述迷追退送逆通速造連週進遊運過道達遠適選遺
163 5 郡部郵郷都
164 3 配酒酸
165 0
166 4 里重野量
167 10 金針鉄鉱銀銅銭鋼録鏡
168 1
169 6 門閉開間関閣
170 15 阜阪防降限陛院除陸険陽隊階際障
171 0
172 3 集雑難
173 4 雨雪雲電
174 2 青静
175 1
176 1
177 1
178 0
179 0
180 1
181 10 頂順預領頭題額顔願類
182 1
183 1
184 6 食飯飲飼養館
185 1
186 1
187 3 馬駅験
188 1
189 1
190 0
191 0
192 ⾿ 0
193 0
194 0
195 1
196 2 鳥鳴
197 0
198 1 鹿
199 1
200 0
201 1
202 0
203 1
204 0
205 0
206 0
207 0
208 0
209 1
210 0
211 1
212 0
213 0
214 0

List by number of strokes

Number of strokes Count of kanji List of kanji
1 1
2 10 丁七九二人入八刀力十
3 24 万三上下丸久亡千口土士夕大女子寸小山川工己干弓才
4 49 不中予五井仁今仏以元公六内円分切化区午友反収天太夫少尺引心戸手支文方日月木欠止比毛氏水火父片牛犬王
5 72 世主仕他付代令兄冊写冬処出刊功加包北半印去古句可台史右号司四圧外央失左市布平幼庁広弁必打旧未末本札正母民氷永犯玉生用田由申白皮皿目矢石示礼穴立辺
6 78 両争交仮仲件任休会伝似兆先光全共再列危各合同名后向吸回因団在地多好字存宅宇守安寺州年式当成早曲有机次死毎気池灯灰百竹米糸羊羽老考耳肉臣自至舌色虫血行衣西阪防
7 88 乱位低住佐体何余作児兵冷初判別利助努労医卵君否告困囲図坂均声売姉孝完対局岐希序弟形役志忘応快我批技投折改材村束条来求決汽沖災状男町社私究系良花芸芽見角言谷豆貝赤走足身車近返里麦
8 114 並乳事京使例供価具典制刷券刻効卒協参取受周味呼命和固国垂夜奈妹妻始委季学宗官宙定宝実居届岡岩岸幸底店府延建往径忠念性所承担招拝拡放明易昔服東松板林枚果枝武歩河油治沿法波泣注泳浅版牧物画的直知空者肥育肺舎若苦英表述金長門阜限雨青非
9 109 乗便係保信修則前勇勉南単厚品型城変奏姿客宣室専将屋差巻度庭待律後思急拾持指政故星映春昨昭昼染柱査栃栄残段毒泉洋洗活派炭点独界畑発皇相省看県砂研祖祝神秋科秒紀約紅級美胃背茨茶草要計負軍迷追退送逆郡重陛院除面革音風飛食首香
10 93 俳俵倉個倍候借値健党務原員夏孫宮害家容射展島師席帯帰座庫弱徒従恩息挙料旅時書朗校株根格案桜殺流浴海消特班留病益真破秘笑粉納純紙素耕胸能脈航荷蚕討訓記財起通速造連部郵郷都配酒針降陸険馬骨高
11 101 停側副動唱商問営域基埼堂婦宿寄密崎巣帳常康張強得悪情捨授採探接推救敗教断族望梅梨械欲液深混清済率現球理産略異盛眼着票祭移窓章笛第細終組経翌習脳船菜著術規視訪設許訳象貧貨責転週進過野閉陽隊階雪頂魚鳥鹿黄黒
12 93 備割創勝博善喜報場媛富寒尊就属復悲提揮散敬晩景晴暑最朝期棒森植検極歯減温測港湖湯満滋無然焼番痛登短程税童筆等筋答策結給統絵絶落葉衆街裁装補覚証評詞貯貴買貸費貿賀軽遊運道達量開間集雲順飯飲
13 61 傷働像勢勤園塩墓夢幕幹想意愛感戦損数新暖暗業楽源準照盟禁福節絹続罪置署群義聖腸腹蒸裏解試詩話誠豊賃資路辞農遠鉄鉱際障電預飼
14 50 境増察徳態慣旗暮構様模歌歴漁演漢熊疑磁種算管精綿総緑聞蔵製複誌認語誤説読適酸銀銅銭関閣雑静領養駅鳴鼻
15 34 億劇導層敵暴標権横潔潟潮熟熱確穀箱線編練縄衛誕課調談論諸賛賞質輪選遺
16 24 厳器奮憲操整樹橋機激燃積築糖縦興薬覧親輸鋼録頭館
17 6 優縮績臨講謝
18 10 曜簡織職臓観題額顔験
19 6 識警鏡難願類
20 3 競議護

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Special characters

Kokuji

Kokuji are characters originally created in Japan; two of them are kyōiku kanji: (Grade 4) and (Grade 3). There are also 8 kokuji within the secondary-school kanji and 16 within the jinmeiyō kanji. The character 働 and some others are also used in Chinese now, but most kokuji are unknown outside Japan.

Kokkun

Kokkun are characters and combinations of characters that have different meanings in Japanese and Chinese

For example, the character combination 手紙 means 'letter' in Japanese, but 'toilet paper' in Chinese. However, the isolated characters have the same meaning in both languages: 手 (Grade 1) means 'hand', and 紙 (Grade 2) means 'paper'.

Simplified characters and their traditional forms

See also shinjitai and kyūjitai.

Differences in simplification between China and Japan

China and Japan simplified their writing systems independently from each other. After World War II, their relations were hostile, so they did not cooperate. Traditional Chinese characters are still officially used in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, South Korea (as a supplement to Hangul, but they are no longer used in North Korea), and by many overseas Chinese.

In Chinese, many more characters were simplified than in Japanese; some characters were simplified in only one language; other characters were simplified in the same way in both languages, and other characters were simplified in both languages but in different ways. This means that those who want to learn the writing systems of both languages must sometimes learn at least three different variations of one character: traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and modern Japanese (for example 兩 - 两 - 両). Some others have more variations, such as (斗 - 鬥 - 鬭 - 鬬 - 鬪 - 鬦 - 闘 - 閗), some of which are considered the older forms of Chinese characters and variations of different Chinese regions, and the older forms of Japanese characters (kyūjitai).

Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Modern Japanese
Group 1: No simplification in either language
Group 2: Simplified in Chinese only
Group 3: Simplified in Japanese only
Group 4: Same simplification in both languages
Group 5: Different simplification in each language

Traditional characters that may cause problems displaying

Note that within the kyōiku kanji, there are 26 characters; the old forms of which may cause problems displaying:

  • Grade 2 (2 kanji): 海 社
  • Grade 3 (8 kanji): 勉 暑 漢 神 福 練 者 都
  • Grade 4 (6 kanji): 器 殺 祝 節 梅 類
  • Grade 5 (1 kanji):
  • Grade 6 (9 kanji): 勤 穀 視 署 層 著 諸 難 朗
  • Within the jōyō kanji, the same is true for 36 secondary-school kanji, so, in total, 62 of the 2,136 jōyō kanji have traditional forms that may cause problems displaying.

These characters are Unicode CJK Unified Ideographs for which the old form (kyūjitai) and the new form (shinjitai) have been unified under the Unicode standard. Although the old and new forms are distinguished under the JIS X 0213 standard, the old forms map to Unicode CJK Compatibility Ideographs which are considered by Unicode to be canonically equivalent to the new forms and may not be distinguished by user agents. Therefore, depending on the user environment, it may not be possible to see the distinction between old and new forms of the characters. In particular, all Unicode normalization methods merge the old characters with the new ones.

List of the simplified kyōiku kanji

For example, 万 is the simplified form of 萬. Note that 弁 is used to simplify three different traditional characters (辨, 瓣, and 辯).

  • 万 萬, 両 兩, 画 畫, 昼 晝, 蚕 蠶, 悪 惡, 旧 舊, 単 單, 巣 巢, 争 爭, 来 來, 乗 乘, 勉 勉, 厳 嚴, 予 豫, 変 變, 仏 佛, 会 會, 伝 傳, 仮 假, 体 體, 余 餘, 価 價, 児 兒, 並 竝, 円 圓, 写 寫, 労 勞, 効 效, 勤 勤, 区 區, 医 醫, 真 眞, 点 點, 圧 壓, 歴 歷, 台 臺, 弁 (辨 瓣 辯),
  • 参 參, 収 收, 号 號, 営 營, 器 器, 団 團, 図 圖, 囲 圍, 国 國, 売 賣, 声 聲, 塩 鹽, 増 增, 処 處, 条 條, 学 學, 実 實, 宝 寶, 専 專, 当 當, 県 縣, 党 黨, 届 屆, 属 屬, 層 層, 巻 卷, 帯 帶, 広 廣, 庁 廳, 応 應, 帰 歸, 径 徑, 従 從, 徳 德, 衛 衞, 戦 戰, 担 擔, 拡 擴, 拝 拜, 挙 擧, 数 數, 対 對, 断 斷, 晩 晚, 暑 暑, 栄 榮, 梅 梅, 桜 櫻, 検 檢, 楽 樂, 様 樣, 権 權, 横 橫, 欠 缺, 歩 步, 残 殘, 殺 殺, 穀 穀, 毎 每, 気 氣, 海 海, 浅 淺, 済 濟, 満 滿, 温 溫, 漢 漢, 灯 燈, 焼 燒, 状 狀, 将 將, 独 獨, 発 發, 研 硏, 礼 禮, 社 社, 神 神, 祖 祖, 祝 祝, 視 視, 福 福, 秘 祕, 節 節, 糸 絲, 経 經, 絵 繪, 続 續, 総 總, 練 練, 緑 綠, 縦 縱, 署 署, 者 者, 朗 朗, 脳 腦, 臓 臟, 乱 亂, 辞 辭, 芸 藝, 著 著, 蔵 藏, 薬 藥, 虫 蟲, 装 裝, 覚 覺, 覧 覽, 観 觀, 訳 譯, 証 證, 読 讀, 諸 諸, 豊 豐, 賛 贊, 転 轉, 軽 輕, 辺 邊, 都 都, 郷 鄕, 鉄 鐵, 鉱 鑛, 銭 錢, 録 錄, 関 關, 険 險, 雑 雜, 難 難, 静 靜, 類 類, 駅 驛, 験 驗, 麦 麥, 黄 黃, 黒 黑, 歯 齒

The kyōiku kanji and their Chinese hànzì equivalents

The characters are sorted by the radicals of the Japanese kanji. The two kokuji 働 and 畑, which have no Chinese equivalents, are not listed here. See also the section § Differences in simplification between China and Japan above.

Same form in Chinese and Japanese

The following kyōiku kanji are characters of Group 1 (not simplified in either language, e.g. 田). For characters of Group 2 (same simplification in China and Japan, but a traditional form exists, e.g. 万-萬-万), see § Differences in simplification between China and Japan above.

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Different forms in Chinese and Japanese

The order is "Modern Japanese -Traditional Chinese - Simplified Chinese", e.g. 両-兩-两. Some characters were simplified the same way in both languages, the others were simplified in one language only.

  • 万-萬-万, 両-兩-两, 画-畫-画, 昼-晝-昼, 蚕-蠶-蚕, 悪-惡-恶 , 旧-舊-旧, 師-師-师, 氷-冰-冰, 単-單-单, 巣-巢-巢, 業-業-业, 争-爭-争, 来-來- 来, 東-東-东, 乗-乘-乘, 島-島-岛, 劇-劇-剧, 厳-嚴-严, 願-願-愿, 変-變-变, 裏-裏-里, 仏-佛-佛, 会-會-会, 伝-傳-传, 仮-假-假, 体-體-体, 価-價-价, 舎-舍-舍, 係-係-系, 個-個-个, 倉-倉-仓, 側-側-侧, 備-備-备, 傷-傷-伤, 億-億-亿, 優-優-优, 児-兒-儿, 貧-貧-贫, 興-興-兴, 円-圓-圆, 写-寫-写, 軍-軍-军, 創-創-创, 労-勞-劳, 効-效-效, 動-動-动, 勢-勢-势, 区-區-区, 医-醫-医, 協-協-协, 準-準-准, 幹-幹-干, 点-點-点, 圧-壓-压, 歴-歷-历, 弁-(辨 瓣 辯)-(辨 瓣 辩), 参-參-参, 号-號-号, 員-員-员, 営-營-营, 鳴-鳴-鸣, 団-團-团, 図-圖-图, 囲-圍-围, 国-國-国, 園-園-园, 売-賣-卖, 声-聲-声, 場-場-场, 報-報-报, 塩-鹽-盐, 増-增-增, 処-處-处, 条-條-条, 奮-奮-奋, 婦-婦-妇, 学-學-学, 孫-孫-孙, 実-實-实, 宝-寶-宝, 憲-憲-宪, 専-專-专, 導-導-导, 当-當-当, 県-縣-县, 党-黨-党, 賞-賞-赏, 届-屆-届, 属-屬-属, 層-層-层, 災-災-灾, 順-順-顺, 巻-卷-卷, 帯-帶-带, 帳-帳-帐 , 広-廣-广, 庁-廳-庁, 応-應-应, 庫-庫-库, 張-張-张, 帰-歸-归, 後-後-后, 従-從-从, 術-術-术, 復-復-复, 徳-德-德, 衛-衛-卫, 態-態-态, 慣-慣-惯, 戦-戰-战, 担-擔-担, 拡-擴-扩, 拝-拜-拜, 挙-擧-举, 採-採-采, 捨-捨-舍, 揮-揮-挥, 損-損-损, 数-數-数, 敵-敵-敌, 対-對-对, 断-斷-断, 時-時-时, 晩-晚-晚, 暑-暑-暑, 題 -題 -题, 栄-榮-荣, 梅-梅-梅, 桜-櫻-樱, 検-檢-检, 楽-樂-乐, 極-極-极, 様-樣-样, 構-構-构, 権-權-权, 横-橫-横, 標-標-标, 機-機-机, 樹-樹-树, 橋-橋-桥, 欠-缺-欠, 歩-步-歩, 残-殘-残, 殺-殺-杀, 穀-穀-谷, 毎-每-毎, 気-氣-气, 決-決-决, 海-海-海, 浅-淺-浅, 済-濟-济, 減-減-减, 満-滿-满, 温-溫-温,測-測-测, 湯-湯-汤, 漢-漢-汉, 漁-漁-渔, 潔-潔-洁, 灯-燈-灯, 無-無-无, 焼-燒-烧,熱-熱-热, 愛-愛-爱, 状-狀-状, 将-將-将, 独-獨-独, 現-現-现, 聖-聖-圣, 異-異-异, 発-發-发, 務-務-务, 研-硏-研, 確-確-确, 礼-禮-礼, 社-社-社, 神-神-神, 祖-祖-祖, 祝-祝-祝,視-視-视, 福-福-福, 秘-祕-秘, 種-種-种, 積-積-积, 窓-窗-窓, 産-産-产, 競-競-竞, 筆-筆-笔, 節-節-节, 築-築-筑, 簡-簡-简, 糸-絲-丝, 約-約-约, 級-級-级, 紅-紅-红, 紀-紀-纪, 紙-紙-纸, 納-納-纳, 純-純-纯, 経-經-经, 組-組-组, 終-終-终, 細-細-细, 結-結-结,絶-絶-绝, 給-給-给, 統-統-统, 絵-繪-绘, 続-續-续, 絹-絹-绢, 総-總-总, 練-練-练, 緑-綠-绿, 綿-綿-绵, 線-線-线, 編-編-编, 縦-縱-纵, 縮-縮-缩, 績-績-绩, 織-織-织, 買-買-买, 署-署-署, 義-義-义, 養-養-养, 習-習-习, 者-者-者, 職-職-职, 書-書-书, 脈-脈-脉, 朗-朗-朗, 脳-腦-脑, 勝-勝-胜, 腸-腸-肠, 臓-臟-脏, 臨-臨-临, 乱-亂-乱, 辞-辭-辞, 芸-藝-芸, 著-著-着, 葉-葉-叶, 夢-夢-梦, 蔵-藏-藏, 薬-藥-药, 虫-蟲-虫, 衆-衆-众, 装-裝-裝, 補-補-补, 製-製-制, 複-複-复, 見-見-见, 規-規-规, 覚-覺-觉, 親-親-亲, 覧-覽-览, 観-觀-观, 計-計-计, 記-記-记, 討-討-讨, 訓-訓-训, 設-設-设, 訳-譯-译, 許-許-许, 訪-訪-访, 証-證-证, 評-評-评, 詞-詞-词, 話-話-话, 試-試-试, 詩-詩-诗, 誠-誠-诚, 語-語-语, 読-讀-读, 説-説-说, 認-認-认, 誤-誤-误, 誌-誌-志, 調-調-调, 論-論-论, 談-談-谈, 課-課-课, 諸-諸-诸, 誕-誕-诞, 講-講-讲, 謝-謝-谢, 識-識-识, 議-議-议, 護-護-护, 豊-豐-丰, 頭-頭-头, 貝-貝-贝, 負-負-负, 則-則-则, 財-財-财, 敗-敗-败, 責-責-责, 貨-貨-货, 費-費-费, 貸-貸-贷, 貴-貴-贵, 貯-貯-贮, 賀-賀-贺, 貿-貿-贸, 資-資-资, 賃-賃-赁, 質-質-质, 賛-贊-赞, 車-車-车, 転-轉-转, 軽-輕-轻, 輪-輪-轮, 輸-輸-输, 農-農-农, 辺-邊-边, 連-連-连, 進-進-进, 週-週-周, 過-過-过, 運-運-运, 達-達-达, 遊-遊-游, 遠-遠-远, 適-適-适, 選-選-选, 遺-遺-遗, 都-都-都, 郷-鄕-乡, 郵-郵-邮, 針-針-针, 鉄-鐵-铁, 鉱-鑛-矿, 銀-銀-银, 銅-銅-铜, 銭-錢-钱, 録-錄-录, 鋼-鋼-钢, 鏡-鏡-镜, 長-長-长, 門-門-门, 問-問-问, 閉-閉-闭, 間-間-间, 開-開-开, 関-關-关, 聞-聞-闻, 閣-閣-阁, 陸-陸-陆, 険-險-险, 隊-隊-队, 階-階-阶, 陽-陽-阳, 際-際-际, 雑-雜-杂, 難-難-难, 雲-雲-云, 電-電-电, 静-靜-静, 頂-頂-顶, 預-預-预, 領-領-领, 顔-顏-颜, 類-類-类, 額-額-额, 風-風-风, 飛-飛-飞, 飲-飲-饮, 飯-飯-饭, 飼-飼-饲, 館-館-馆, 馬-馬-马, 駅-驛-驿, 験-驗-验, 魚-魚-鱼, 鳥-鳥-鸟, 麦-麥-麦, 黄-黃-黄, 黒-黑-黑, 鼻-鼻-鼻, 歯-齒-齿

See also