Kyōiku Kanji

Kyōiku Kanji (教育漢字) refers to the kanji taught in Japanese elementary schools. These characters are organized by grade level and correspond to Kanken levels 10 through 5. The character forms displayed may vary depending on your viewing environment.

Number of kanji learned by grade:

• Grade 1: 80 characters
• Grade 2: 160 characters
• Grade 3: 200 characters
• Grade 4: 202 characters
• Grade 5: 193 characters
• Grade 6: 191 characters