Kanji by school grade

Kanji by Japanese school grade

Japanese children learn kanji in a fixed sequence: 1,026 across primary grades 1–6, the rest in secondary school. This is that sequence for the 2211 JLPT kanji on the map — a second path beside JLPT levels and radicals.

Primary 1Starts with 日 一 人 年 大 十80 kanji0 of 80 knownPrimary 2Starts with 国 会 長 同 時 自158 kanji0 of 158 knownPrimary 3Starts with 事 発 対 部 者 業198 kanji0 of 198 knownPrimary 4Starts with 議 民 連 選 関 戦198 kanji0 of 198 knownPrimary 5Starts with 政 経 現 性 制 務184 kanji0 of 184 knownPrimary 6Starts with 党 権 派 済 認 策180 kanji0 of 180 knownSecondary schoolStarts with 歳 企 藤 沢 与 援966 kanji0 of 966 knownName kanjiStarts with 伊 智 弘 彦 阿 李247 kanji0 of 247 known