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All 2,136 Jōyō Kanji

The official list of kanji for everyday use, organized by school grade.

Grade 2 160 kanji

国country 会meeting 長long 同same 時time 自oneself 行going 社company 分part 後behind 前in front 間interval 東east 地ground 合fit 市market 内inside 方direction 今now 回-times 新new 場location 米rice 高tall 明bright 京capital 通traffic 外outside 言say 理logic 体body 当hit 首neck 来come 作make 用utilize 強strong 公public 野plains 思think 家house 話tale 多many 数number 記scribe 北north 午noon 心heart 点spot 教teach 書write 活lively 原meadow 交mingle 元beginning 近near 考consider 画brush-stroke 海sea 売sell 組association 知know 道road-way 引pull 半half 計plot 直straightaway 朝morning 西west 台pedestal 広wide 電electricity 少few 工craft 語word 止stop 聞hear 切cut 食eat 何what 南south 番turn 算calculate 楽music 万ten thousand 店store 線line 声voice 親parent 形shape 頭head 毎every 門gate 答solution 夜night 帰homecoming 谷valley 古old 歌song 買buy 光ray 科department 細dainty 図map 週week 丸round 室room 太plump 歩walk 風wind 紙paper 母mother 黒black 戸door 春springtime 読read 色color 友friend 走run 園park 秋autumn 馬horse 父father 夏summer 顔face 船ship 羽feathers 岩boulder 角angle 池pond 星star 寺Buddhist temple 遠distant 絵picture 曜weekday 弱weak 肉meat 晴clear up 鳥bird 冬winter 里ri 昼daytime 茶tea 雪snow 弟younger brother 毛fur 牛cow 魚fish 兄elder brother 黄yellow 雲cloud 鳴chirp 矢dart 妹younger sister 姉elder sister 才genius 麦barley 刀sword 弓bow 汽vapor

Grade 3 200 kanji

事matter 発departure 対vis-a-vis 部section 者someone 業business 相inter-定determine 員employee 開open 問question 代substitute 実reality 決decide 動move 全whole 表surface 調tune 化change 主lord 題topic 意idea 度degrees 期period 持hold 取take 都metropolis 和harmony 平even 世generation 受accept 区ward 県prefecture 進advance 安relax 院Inst.指finger 界world 第No.予beforehand 向yonder 勝victory 面mask 委committee 反anti-重heavy 集gather 物thing 使use 所place 次next 品goods 死death 係person in charge 感emotion 投throw 打strike 始commence 島island 両both 式style 運carry 終end 住dwell 談discuss 真true 流current 有possess 局bureau 放set free 球ball 急hurry 送escort 役duty 身somebody 由wherefore 転revolve 研polish 消extinguish 神gods 配distribute 宮Shinto shrine 究research 育bring up 起rouse 着don 乗ride 想idea 病ill 農agriculture 州state 待wait 族tribe 銀silver 助help 追chase 商make a deal 葉leaf 落fall 医doctor 仕attend 去gone 味flavor 負defeat 写copy 守guard 美beauty 命fate 福blessing 整organize 横sideways 深deep 申have the honor to 様Esq.港harbor 注pour 階storey 路path 悪bad 他other 橋bridge 岸beach 客guest 登ascend 速quick 央center 号nickname 館building 屋roof 根root 苦suffering 具tool 鉄iron 返return 短short 油oil 昭shining 植plant 宿inn 薬medicine 習learn 倍double 駅station 波waves 洋ocean 旅trip 級class 幸happiness 練practice 軽lightly 等etc.曲bend 庭courtyard 血blood 温warm 庫warehouse 坂slope 服clothing 息breath 板plank 列file 遊play 君mister 飲drink 章badge 酒sake 悲grieve 秒second (1/60 minute)暗darkness 勉exertion 陽sunshine 皮pelt 歯tooth 柱pillar 祭ritual 筆writing brush 童juvenile 畑farm 緑green 礼salute 詩poem 昔once upon a time 泳swim 荷baggage 炭charcoal 丁street 湖lake 湯hot water 箱box 豆beans 暑sultry 氷icicle 寒cold 帳notebook 拾pick up 漢Sino-鼻nose 皿dish 羊sheep 笛flute

Grade 4 202 kanji

議deliberation 民people 連take along 選elect 関connection 戦war 最utmost 氏family name 約promise 法method 不negative 的bull's eye 要need 治reign 成turn into 協co-以by means of 機loom 加add 続continue 改reformation 初first time 産products 結tie 府borough 共together 軍army 参nonplussed 利profit 案plan 信faith 別separate 側side 求request 昨yesterday 官bureaucrat 特special 変unusual 各each 挙raise 果fruit 必invariably 争contend 無nothingness 位rank 置placement 料fee 建build 付adhere 説opinion 夫husband 井well 害harm 副vice-席seat 残remainder 念wish 試test 労labor 例example 然sort of thing 験verification 伝transmit 働work 景scenery 好fond 辺environs 英England 低lower 失lose 差distinction 課chapter 末end 極extreme 種species 岡mount 量quantity 望ambition 松pine tree 佐assistant 観outlook 察guess 票ballot 達accomplished 良good 阪heights 候climate 満full 敗failure 管pipe 兵soldier 器utensil 崎promontory 積volume 録record 省government ministry 周circumference 材lumber 健healthy 飛fly 単simple 完perfect 隊regiment 競emulate 給salary 辞resign 愛love 富wealth 未un-冷cool 類sort 児newborn babe 印stamp 標signpost 輪wheel 熱heat 清pure 覚memorize 億hundred million 芸technique 便convenience 陸land 帯sash 努toil 固harden 散scatter 司director 康ease 静quiet 卒graduate 順obey 博Dr.城castle 老old man 令orders 徒on foot 貨freight 奈Nara 季seasons 功achievement 香incense 欠lack 底bottom 養foster 街boulevard 願petition 希hope 笑laugh 束bundle 仲go-between 栄flourish 札tag 沖open sea 借borrow 節node 包wrap 鹿deer 折fold 郡county 埼cape 焼bake 照illuminate 群flock 飯meal 典code 賀congratulations 縄straw rope 徳benevolence 漁fishing 熊bear 倉godown 唱chant 訓instruction 浴bathe 塩salt 兆portent 祝celebrate 旗flag 茨briar 潟lagoon 衣garment 梅plum 臣retainer 浅shallow 勇courage 械contraption 菜vegetable 梨pear tree 刷printing 牧breed 泣cry 孫grandchild 栃horse chestnut 岐branch off 径diameter 鏡mirror 阜hill 滋nourishing 巣nest 灯lamp 芽bud 媛beautiful woman

Grade 5 193 kanji

政politics 経sutra 現present 性sex 制system 務task 統overall 総general 領jurisdiction 設establishment 保protect 支branch 報report 得gain 解unravel 資assets 際occasion 査investigate 告revelation 判judgement 在exist 件affair 団group 任responsibility 増increase 情feelings 示show 基fundamentals 価value 確assurance 提propose 勢forces 減dwindle 容contain 応apply 演performance 能ability 再again 格status 過overdo 税tax 検examination 常usual 状status quo 営camp 職post 証evidence 可can 構posture 費expense 比compare 防ward off 断severance 境boundary 規standard 術art 護safeguard 態attitude 導guidance 備equip 条article 幹tree trunk 独single 輸transport 述mention 率ratio 武warrior 質substance 象elephant 衛defense 張counter for bows & stringed instruments 限limit 額forehead 義righteousness 準semi-賞prize 造create 技skill 復restore 移shift 個individual 評evaluate 非un-型mould 製made in...財property 識discriminating 史history 程extent 接touch 士gentleman 授impart 効merit 旧old times 師expert 易easy 殺kill 破rend 編compilation 責blame 修discipline 採pick 織weave 故happenstance 弁valve 歴curriculum 因cause 貿trade 講lecture 素elementary 河river 航navigate 適suitable 婦lady 寄draw near 益benefit 余too much 禁prohibition 逆inverted 久long time 妻wife 暴outburst 険precipitous 均level 圧pressure 許permit 留detain 罪guilt 停halt 興entertain 精refined 則rule 測fathom 豊bountiful 厚thick 喜rejoice 囲surround 略abbreviation 紀chronicle 絶discontinue 救salvation 版printing block 損damage 仏Buddha 績exploits 築fabricate 志intention 混mix 居reside 雑miscellaneous 招beckon 永eternity 刊publish 像statue 賛approve 犯crime 布linen 属belong 複duplicate 似becoming 迷astray 夢dream 燃burn 災disaster 貸lend 堂public chamber 謝apologize 仮sham 快cheerful 貯savings 序preface 舎cottage 慣accustomed 液fluid 貧poverty 酸acid 祖ancestor 桜cherry 句phrase 墓grave 鉱mineral 飼domesticate 枝bough 毒poison 往journey 肥fertilizer 脈vein 粉flour 綿cotton 銅copper 眼eyeball 耕till 潔undefiled

Grade 6 191 kanji

党party 権authority 派faction 済settle (debt, etc.)認acknowledge 策scheme 論argument 私private 革leather 疑doubt 裁tailor 供submit 割proportion 難difficult 補supplement 優tenderness 収income 展unfold 宅home 視inspection 警admonish 訪call on 域range 映reflect 担shouldering 退retreat 株stocks 姿figure 閣tower 衆masses 若young 脳brain 蔵storehouse 段grade 呼call 針needle 専specialty 推conjecture 値price 討chastise 処dispose 憲constitution 激violent 否negate 系lineage 批criticism 存exist 券ticket 盟alliance 座squat 除exclude 降descend 並row 従accompany 危dangerous 拡broaden 就concerning 異uncommon 将leader 厳stern 遺bequeath 装attire 諸various 亡deceased 劇drama 模imitation 宣proclaim 背stature 盛boom 皇emperor 臨look to 署signature 源source 創genesis 障hinder 筋muscle 延prolong 乱riot 善virtuous 承acquiesce 庁government office 層stratum 裏back 密secrecy 我ego 勤diligence 幕curtain 染dye 困quandary 傷wound 著renowned 誌document 秘secret 刻engrave 宇eaves 欲longing 痛pain 縮shrink 枚sheet of...郵mail 探grope 骨skeleton 射shoot 届deliver 巻scroll 揮brandish 閉closed 賃fare 貴precious 暮evening 預deposit 簡simplicity 納settlement 樹timber 臓entrails 律rhythm 至climax 宗religion 宙mid-air 銭coin 操maneuver 誕nativity 孝filial piety 純genuine 訳translate 吸suck 看watch over 奏play music 翌the following 片one-sided 郷home town 敬awe 泉spring 己self 忠loyalty 沿run alongside 誠sincerity 忘forget 俳haiku 宝treasure 胸bosom 砂sand 誤mistake 聖holy 洗wash 尊revered 窓window 敵enemy 幼infancy 潮tide 鋼steel 縦vertical 捨discard 腹abdomen 乳milk 紅crimson 冊tome 仁humanity 卵egg 干dry 頂place on the head 穴hole 暖warmth 朗melodious 肺lungs 熟mellow 恩grace 晩nightfall 陛highness 拝worship 棒rod 糖sugar 俵bag 覧perusal 奮stirred up 蒸steam 后empress 班squad 詞part of speech 胃stomach 寸measurement 机desk 磁magnet 灰ashes 垂droop 穀cereals 腸intestines 舌tongue 絹silk 尺shaku 蚕silkworm