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Japanese Kyōiku Kanji by Grade

The Japanese Kyōiku kanji are the 1026 kanji taught across grades 1–6 of elementary school. KanjiSchool organises them by grade so you learn in the same order Japanese children do — from the 80 easiest Grade 1 kanji up to Grade 6.

Choose a grade

Grade 1
Easiest
80 kanji
Grade 2
Easy
160 kanji
Grade 3
Medium
200 kanji
Grade 4
Upper
213 kanji
Grade 5
Hard
186 kanji
Grade 6
Hardest
187 kanji
Learn all 1026 kanji, grade by grade
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Updated: 2026-07-14