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Kanji by school grade

Browse all 2,136 standard-use kanji in the order they are learned in Japanese schools, with ON and KUN readings available on demand.

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2,136 kanji, from elementary to high school

These lists are based on grades 10 through 2 of the Japanese Kanji Proficiency Test (日に本ほん漢かん字じ能のう力りょく検けん定てい, nihon kanji nōryoku kentei), commonly abbreviated as 漢かん検けん (kanken). They cover the 2,136 standard-use characters learned by the end of secondary education.

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Characters in each group keep KANJI-Link’s historical ordering: by ON reading first, or by KUN reading when no ON reading exists.

ON = katakana · KUN = hiragana · ▲ = special or less common reading

Elementary school

First grade 80 kanji
Second grade +160 kanji · 240 total
Third grade +200 kanji · 440 total
Fourth grade +202 kanji · 642 total
Fifth grade +193 kanji · 835 total
Sixth grade +191 kanji · 1026 total

Junior high school

During Junior High School +313 kanji · 1339 total
End of Junior High School +284 kanji · 1623 total

Senior high school

During Senior High School +328 kanji · 1951 total
End of Senior High School +185 kanji · 2136 total