School-grade study guide

Name kanji kanji

The 247 kanji taught at this stage in Japanese schools, in the order they appear in newspapers — the most useful first.

Ordered by newspaper frequency (KANJIDIC), most common first.

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伊italy, that oneFrequency #703 智wisdom, intellectFrequency #1002 弘vast, broadFrequency #1059 彦lad, boy (ancient)Frequency #1117 阿africa, flatterFrequency #1126 李plumFrequency #1147 浩wide expanse, abundanceFrequency #1149 宏wide, largeFrequency #1277 之of, thisFrequency #1318 昌prosperous, brightFrequency #1372 靖peacefulFrequency #1390 也to be (classical)Frequency #1404 旭rising sun, morning sunFrequency #1417 磯seashore, beachFrequency #1444 聡wise, fast learnerFrequency #1507 曙dawn, daybreakFrequency #1518 萩bush cloverFrequency #1544 栗chestnutFrequency #1550 嘉applaud, praiseFrequency #1553 辰sign of the dragon, 7-9amFrequency #1600 霞be hazy, grow dimFrequency #1603 淳pureFrequency #1629 鳩pigeon, doveFrequency #1637 桂japanese judas-tree, cinnamon treeFrequency #1651 晋advanceFrequency #1655 晃clearFrequency #1666 桐paulowniaFrequency #1668 鷹hawkFrequency #1676 猪boarFrequency #1684 紘largeFrequency #1685 庄level, in the countryFrequency #1693 敦industry, kindlinessFrequency #1695 祐helpFrequency #1706 鵬phoenixFrequency #1707 亘span, rangeFrequency #1728 笹bamboo grass, (kokuji)Frequency #1743 綾design, figured clothFrequency #1759 毅strongFrequency #1770 稔harvest, ripenFrequency #1775 楊willowFrequency #1815 駿a good horse, speedFrequency #1817 亮clear, helpFrequency #1821 椿camelliaFrequency #1829 圭square jewel, cornerFrequency #1837 蓮lotusFrequency #1839 瑞congratulationsFrequency #1873 伍five, five-man squadFrequency #1881 蘭orchid, hollandFrequency #1886 秦manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreignersFrequency #1894 茅miscanthus reedFrequency #1895 輔helpFrequency #1898 郁cultural progress, perfumeFrequency #1920 楠camphor treeFrequency #1927 玲sound of jewelsFrequency #1931 翔soar, flyFrequency #1936 肇beginningFrequency #1943 亨pass through, go smoothlyFrequency #1952 嶺peak, summitFrequency #1959 喬high, boastingFrequency #1962 寅sign of the tiger, 3-5amFrequency #1975 乃from, possessive particleFrequency #1978 洲continent, sandbarFrequency #1979 樺birch, dark redFrequency #1982 槙twig, ornamental evergreenFrequency #1983 巌rock, cragFrequency #1986 胡barbarian, foreignFrequency #1995 峻high, steepFrequency #1997 槻zelkova treeFrequency #2008 蝶butterflyFrequency #2011 琢polishFrequency #2022 蕉banana, plantainFrequency #2033 琉precious stone, gemFrequency #2036 朋companion, friendFrequency #2039 遼distantFrequency #2050 橘mandarin orangeFrequency #2053 漱gargle, rinse mouthFrequency #2054 苑garden, farmFrequency #2060 巽southeastFrequency #2061 杜woods, groveFrequency #2062 欣take pleasure in, rejoiceFrequency #2071 巴comma-designFrequency #2082 禎happiness, blessedFrequency #2083 稜angle, edgeFrequency #2091 倭yamato, ancient japanFrequency #2098 斐beautiful, patternedFrequency #2103 魁charging ahead of othersFrequency #2108 鴻large bird, wild gooseFrequency #2111 於at, inFrequency #2113 赳strong and braveFrequency #2114 葵hollyhockFrequency #2122 禄fief, allowanceFrequency #2126 孟chief, beginningFrequency #2127 尭high, farFrequency #2136 巳sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11amFrequency #2142 暢stretchFrequency #2144 芹parsleyFrequency #2158 杏apricotFrequency #2159 鳳male mythical birdFrequency #2163 馨fragrant, balmyFrequency #2164 慧wiseFrequency #2168 彬refined, gentleFrequency #2174 匡correct, saveFrequency #2176 欽respect, revereFrequency #2181 嵯steep, craggyFrequency #2191 綜rule, synthesizeFrequency #2194 翠green, kingfisherFrequency #2200 鮎freshwater trout, smeltFrequency #2201 榛hazelnut, filbertFrequency #2205 惣allFrequency #2211 蔦vine, ivyFrequency #2215 隼falconFrequency #2224 渚strand, beachFrequency #2226 稀rare, phenomenalFrequency #2232 芙lotus, mt fujiFrequency #2238 皐swamp, shoreFrequency #2240 雛chick, squabFrequency #2241 惟consider, reflectFrequency #2246 佑help, assistFrequency #2250 耀shine, sparkleFrequency #2253 黛blackened eyebrowsFrequency #2254 渥kindness, moistenFrequency #2257 惇sincere, kindFrequency #2265 脩dried meatFrequency #2267 甫for the first time, not untilFrequency #2270 嬉glad, pleasedFrequency #2274 蒼blue, paleFrequency #2276 暉shine, lightFrequency #2285 只only, freeFrequency #2288 檀cedar, sandlewoodFrequency #2291 凱victory songFrequency #2293 彗cometFrequency #2294 梓catalpa tree, woodblock printingFrequency #2301 丑sign of the ox or cow, 1-3amFrequency #2305 叶grant, answerFrequency #2312 汐eventide, tideFrequency #2314 絢brilliant fabric designFrequency #2315 朔conjunction (astronomy), first day of monthFrequency #2318 伽nursing, attendingFrequency #2323 黎dark, blackFrequency #2335 冴be clear, sereneFrequency #2341 萌show symptoms of, sproutFrequency #2346 偲recollect, rememberFrequency #2350 允license, sincerityFrequency #2358 蒔sow (seeds)Frequency #2368 鯉carpFrequency #2369 遥far off, distantFrequency #2376 舜type of morning glory, rose of sharonFrequency #2384 瑛sparkle of jewelry, crystalFrequency #2393 彪spotted, mottledFrequency #2397 卯sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of chinese zodiacFrequency #2400 綺figured cloth, beautifulFrequency #2413 茜madder, red dyeFrequency #2422 凌endure, keep (rain)outFrequency #2423 皓white, clearFrequency #2428 洸sparkling waterFrequency #2430 毬burr, ballFrequency #2431 緋scarlet, cardinalFrequency #2443 鯛sea bream, red snapperFrequency #2446 怜wiseFrequency #2450 邑village, rural communityFrequency #2452 碧blue, greenFrequency #2455 啄peck, pick upFrequency #2463 穣good crops, prosperityFrequency #2464 酉west, birdFrequency #2468 悌serving our eldersFrequency #2474 柚citronFrequency #2489 丞helpJLPT N1 亥sign of the hog, 9-11pmJLPT N1 亦also, againJLPT N1 伶actorJLPT N1 侃strong, justJLPT N1 侑urge to eatJLPT N1 倖happiness, luckJLPT N1 凜cold, strictJLPT N1 凪lull, calmJLPT N1 勁strongJLPT N1 勺ladle, one tenth of a goJLPT N1 匁monme, 3.75 gramsJLPT N1 叡intelligence, imperialJLPT N1 哉how, whatJLPT N1 奎star, god of literatureJLPT N1 宥soothe, calmJLPT N1 崚mountains towering in a rowJLPT N1 嵩be aggravated, grow worseJLPT N1 恕excuse, tolerateJLPT N1 捷victory, fastJLPT N1 捺press, printJLPT N1 昂riseJLPT N1 昴the pleiadesJLPT N1 晏late, quietJLPT N1 晟clearJLPT N1 晨morning, earlyJLPT N1 柊hollyJLPT N1 柾straight grain, spindle treeJLPT N1 栞bookmark, guidebookJLPT N1 梢treetops, twigJLPT N1 梧chinese parasol tree, phoenix treeJLPT N1 椋type of deciduous tree, grey starlingJLPT N1 椰coconut treeJLPT N1 楓mapleJLPT N1 洵alike, truthJLPT N1 滉deep and broadJLPT N1 澪water route, shipping channelJLPT N1 熙bright, sunnyJLPT N1 燎burn, bonfireJLPT N1 燦brilliantJLPT N1 燿shineJLPT N1 爾you, thouJLPT N1 玖beautiful black jewel, nineJLPT N1 琳jewel, tinkling of jewelryJLPT N1 瑚ancestral offering receptacle, coralJLPT N1 瑳polish, brilliant white luster of a gemJLPT N1 瑶beautiful as a jewelJLPT N1 眸pupil of the eyeJLPT N1 碩large, greatJLPT N1 竣end, finishJLPT N1 笙a reed instrumentJLPT N1 紗gauze, gossamerJLPT N1 紬pongee (a knotted silk cloth)JLPT N1 絃string, cordJLPT N1 綸thread, silk clothJLPT N1 耶question markJLPT N1 胤descendent, issueJLPT N1 脹dilate, distendJLPT N1 茄eggplantJLPT N1 茉jasmineJLPT N1 莉jasmineJLPT N1 莞smiling, reed used to cover tatamiJLPT N1 菖irisJLPT N1 菫the violetJLPT N1 蓉lotusJLPT N1 蕗butterbur, bog rhubarbJLPT N1 衿neck, collarJLPT N1 袈a coarse camletJLPT N1 裟buddhist surpliceJLPT N1 詢consult withJLPT N1 誼friendship, intimacyJLPT N1 諄tediousJLPT N1 諒fact, realityJLPT N1 迪edify, wayJLPT N1 銑pig ironJLPT N1 錘weight, plumb bobJLPT N1 鞠ballJLPT N1 頌eulogyJLPT N1 颯sudden, quickJLPT N1 麟chinese unicorn, geniusJLPT N1 麿i, youJLPT N1