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The literally "education kanji" are which Japanese elementary school students should learn from first through sixth grade. Also known as literally "learning kanji", these kanji are listed on the literally "table of kanji by ". The table is developed and maintained by the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT). Although the list is designed for students, it can also be used as a sequence of learning characters by non-native speakers as a means of focusing on the most commonly used kanji.

kanji are a subset (1,026) of the 2,136 characters of  kanji.
     


Versions of the list
  • 1946 created with 881 characters
  • 1977 expanded to 996 characters
  • 1989 expanded to 1,006 characters
  • 2017 expanded to 1,026 characters


List by grade
  • The does not contain readings or meanings of each kanji.
  • Many kanji have complex meanings and nuances, or express concepts not directly translatable into English. In those cases, the English meanings mentioned here are approximate.
  • In the readings, readings after - (hyphen) are .
  • A - (hyphen) at the end of the -yomi corresponds to a in , which indicates that the following consonant is .


First grade (80 kanji)
! # !! Kanji !! Meaning !!  !!
! Strokes
     
hito-tsu1
futa-tsu2
mit-tsu3
yot-tsu, yon5
itsu-tsu4
mut-tsu4
nana-tsu, nana2
yat-tsu2
kokono-tsu2
2
momo6
chi3
ue3
shita, shimo, moto3
hidari5
migi5
naka4
ō-kii, ō3
chii-sai, ko, o3
tsuki4
hi, ka4
toshi6
haya-i6
ki4
hayashi8
yama3
kawa3
tsuchi3
sora, a-ku, kara8
da, ta5
ame, ama4
i-kiru, u-mu, nama5
hana7
kusa9
mushi6
inu4
hito2
na6
on'na3
otoko7
ko3
me5
mimi6
kuchi3
te4
ashi, ta-riru7
mi-ru7
ne, oto9
chikara2
iki6
maru4
hai-ru, i-ru2
de-ru5
ta-tsu5
yasu-mu6
saki6
3
moto5
fumi4
aza6
mana-bu8
kase10
mura7
machi7
mori12
tada-shii, masa5
mizu4
hi4
tama5
kimi4
ishi5
take6
ito6
kai7
kuruma7
kane, kana8
ame, ama8
aka7
ao8
5


Second grade (160 kanji)
! # !! Kanji !!  Meaning !! On !! Kun
!  Strokes
     
kazu13
oo-i6
suku-nai, suko-shi4
yorozu3
naka-ba5
katachi7
futo-i4
hoso-i11
hiro-i5
naga-i8
bochi9
maru3
maji-waru6
hikari6
kado, tsuno, sumi7
haka-ru9
tada-chini, nao-su8
suji15
ya5
yowa-i10
tsuyo-i11
taka-i10
ona-ji6
oya16
haha, kā5
chichi, tou4
ane8
ani5
otōto7
imōto8
mizuka-ra6
tomo4
karada7
ke4
atama16
kao18
kubi9
kokoro4
toki10
18
asa12
hiru9
yoru8
wa-karu4
11
haru9
natsu10
aki9
fuyu5
ima4
atara-shii, ara-ta13
furu-i5
ma, aida12
kata4
kita5
minami9
higashi, azuma8
nishi6
tō-i13
chika-i7
mae9
nochi, ushi-ro, ato9
uchi4
soto, hoka, hazu-su5
ba12
6
kuni8
sono13
tani7
no11
hara10
sato7
ichi5
miyako8
kaze9
yuki11
kumo12
ike6
umi9
iwa8
hoshi9
muro9
to, be4
ie10
tera6
tō-ru, kayo-u10
kado8
michi12
hanashi, hana-su13
i-u, koto7
kota-eru12
koe7
ki-ku14
kata-ru14
yo-mu14
ka-ku10
shiru-su10
kami10
8
12
haka-ru7
3
oshi-eru11
hare12
omo-u9
kanga-eru6
shi-ru8
wazukani, zae3
kotowari11
14
tsuku-ru7
moto4
ta-beru, ku-u9
6
uma, ma10
ushi4
sakana11
tori11
ha, hane6
na-ku14
mugi7
kome6
9
iro6
ki11
kuro11
ku-ru7
i-ku, yu-ku, okona-u6
kae-ru10
aru-ku, ayu-mu8
hashi-ru7
to-maru4
i-kiru9
mise8
ka-u12
u-ru7
uma4
7
yumi3
mawa-ru6
a-u6
kumi11
fune11
aka-rui8
yashiro7
ki-ru4
inazuma13
goto6
a-u6
a-taru6
5
tano-shii13
ōyake4
hi-ku4
9
uta14
katana2
12
mochi-iru5
7


Third grade (200 kanji)
! # !! Kanji !! Meaning !! On !! Kun
! Strokes
     
hinoto2
yo5
teru, futatsu6
nushi, omo5
no-ru9
arakaji-me4
koto8
tsuka-eru5
hoka5
ka-waru, yo5
su-mu7
tsuka-u8
kakari, kaka-ru9
10
matta-ku6
sona-eru, tsubusa-ni8
utsu-su5
6
tasu-keru7
tsuto-meru10
ugo-ku11
ka-tsu12
ba-keru4
4
iya-su, i-suru7
sa-ru5
so-ru4
to-ru8
u-keru8
yobina, sake-bu5
mu-kau6
kimi7
aji, aji-wau8
inochi8
yawa-ragu, nago-yaka8
shina9
10
11
to-u, ton11
saka7
5
haji-meru8
yuda-neru8
mamo-ru6
yasu-i6
sada-meru8
mi, mino-ru8
9
miya10
yado, yado-ru11
samu-i12
aite, soro-i7
tsubone7
ya9
kishi8
shima10
su6
tobari11
tai-ra, hira5
saiwa-i, shiawa-se8
tabi9
kura10
niwa10
6
7
ma-tsu9
iso-gu9
iki10
waru-i11
kana-shii12
13
13
kan-jiru13
tokoro8
u-tsu5
na-geru7
hiro-u9
mo-tsu9
yubi, sa-su9
hana-su8
totono-eru16
tabi10
11
mukashi8
9
atsu-i12
kura-i13
ma-garu6
a-ru6
8
12
ita8
hashira9
ne10
u-eru12
13
sama14
yoko15
hashi16
tsugi, tsu-gu6
ha12
shi-nu6
kōri5
ki-meru7
abura8
nami8
soso-gu8
oyo-gu8
9
naga-reru10
ki-eru, ke-su10
fuka-i11
atata-kai12
minato12
mizu'umi12
yu12
13
sumi9
mono8
tama11
yoshi5
mō-su5
9
hata, hatake9
yamai10
9
nobo-ru12
kawa5
sara5
ai9
ka-keru9
ma10
ki-ru, tsu-ku12
mijika-i12
to-gu9
5
kami9
matsu-ri11
13
9
kiwa-meru7
11
warabe12
fue11
11
fude12
hito-shii12
hako15
9
o-waru, o-eru11
midori14
ne-ru14
hitsuji6
utsuku-shii9
nara-u11
mono8
soda-tsu8
kuru-shii, niga-i8
ni10
o-chiru, o-tosu12
ha12
kusuri16
chi6
omote, arawa-su8
uta13
shira-beru15
15
mame7
ma-keru, o-u9
o-kiru10
ji13
mi7
koro-bu11
karu-i12
13
kae-su7
o-u9
oku-ru9
haya-i10
susu-mu11
aso-bu12
hako-bu12
11
miyako11
kuba-ru10
sake, saka10
omo-i, kasa-neru9
kurogane13
shirogane14
hira-ku, a-ku12
10
hi12
kizahashi12
atsu-maru12
omote, tsura9
18
no-mu12
tate16
14
14


Fourth grade (202 kanji)
! # !! Kanji !! Meaning !! On !! Kun
! Strokes
     
4
araso-u6
i, ido4
tsu-ku5
5
5
naka6
tsuta-eru6
kurai7
hiku-i7
tasuke, tasukeru, suke7
tato-eru8
tayo-ri9
9
kura10
10
ka-riru10
suko-yaka11
kawa11
hatara-ku13
15
kiza-shi6
ko7
tomo6
tsuwamono7
8
tsume-tai, hi-eru, sa-meru7
hatsu, haji-me7
waka-reru7
7
su-ru8
11
5
kuwa-eru5
tsuto-meru7
negira-u7
isa-mu9
tsutsu-mu5
8
8
9
12
shirushi6
mai-ru8
5
ono-ono6
mawa-ri8
tona-eru11
utsuwa15
kata-maru8
shiro9
saki11
shio13
ka-waru9
otto4
ushina-u5
karanashi8
su-ku, kono-mu6
hime12
8
mago10
7
8
10
tomi12
14
edamichi7
oka8
saki, kewashii11
su11
10
mare7
10
obi10
soko8
8
11
ta-teru9
8
10
14
kanara-zu5
8
13
na-ru6
ikusa, tataka-u13
o-ru7
a-geru10
arata-meru7
yabu-reru11
chi-ru12
10
hata14
9
12
mo, motto-mo12
nozo-mu11
ima-da5
sue5
fuda5
7
taba, tsuka7
matsu8
ha-tasu8
tochi9
saka-eru9
10
ume10
nashi11
11
kiwa-meru12
15
hata16
ka-keru4
noko-ru10
uji4
tami5
moto-mu7
oki, waku7
osa-meru, nao-ru8
8
na-ku8
asa-i9
a-biru10
kiyo-raka11
mi-chiru12
shigeru, masu, masumasu12
asa-ru14
kata15
hi6
na-i12
shika-shi12
ya-ku12
te-rasu13
kuma14
atsu-i15
maki8
10
u-mu11
mato8
habu-ku9
iwa-u9
11
tane14
tsu-mu16
kiso-u20
wara-u10
kuda14
fushi13
9
musu-bu, yu-u12
tama-u12
tsuzu-ku13
nawa15
o-ku13
o-iru6
7
yo-i7
7
me8
8
ibara, kusabuki, kaya9
na11
machi12
koromo6
i-ru9
obo-eru, sa-meru12
mi-ru18
10
kokoro-miru, tame-su13
to-ku14
15
20
11
12
9
wa15
kotoba, ya-meru13
ata-ri5
tsu-reru, tsura-neru10
tachi12
era-bu15
10
mu-reru13
12
16
kagami19
seki14
oka8
saka6
11
12
shizu-ka14
12
nega-u19
18
to-bu9
meshi12
yashina-u15
kaori, ka9
18
shika, ka11


Fifth grade (193 kanji)
! # !! '''Kanji''' !! '''Meaning''' !! '''On''' !! '''Kun''' ! Strokes
hisa3
hotoke4
kari6
6
maka-seru6
ni-ru7
ama-ru7
atai8
tamo-tsu9
osa-meru10
10
to-maru, to-meru11
sona-eru12
14
futata-bi6
5
waka-ru7
8
notto-ru9
ki-ku8
tsuto-meru11
ikio-i13
atsu-i9
5
5
5
tsu-geru7
yoroko-bu12
itona-mu12
yo-ru6
6
kako-u7
5
a-ru6
7
kata9
moto-zuku11
11
muku-iru12
sakai14
haka13
ma-su, fu-eru14
3
yume13
tsuma8
11
10
yo-ru11
michibi-ku15
i-ru8
12
nuno5
10
tsune11
miki13
7
5
ha-ru11
8
e-ru11
12
kokorozashi7
7
kokoroyo-i7
saga8
nasa-ke11
14
na-reru14
waza7
mane-ku8
sazu-keru11
to-ru11
tsu-gu11
sa-geru12
soko-neru13
sasa-eru4
matsurigoto9
yue9
suku-u11
kotowa-ru11
5
yasa-shii8
aba-ku15
kudari7
eda8
9
10
sakura10
12
kama-eru14
8
14
koro-su10
8
kura-beru4
naga-i5
kawa8
11
ma-zeru11
he-ru12
haka-ru12
13
14
isagiyo-i15
wazawa-i7
mo-eru16
8
oka-su5
7
hito-ri9
hiki-iru11
arawa-reru11
todo-maru10
11
10
me11
yabu-ru10
tashi-ka15
shime-su5
9
13
utsu-ru11
hodo12
12
kizu-ku16
ko, kona10
14
9
moto10
he-ru11
su-beru12
ta-tsu12
wata14
14
a-mu15
17
o-ru18
tsumi13
13
tagaya-su10
18
ko-yasu8
10
10
oko-su16
8
10
sube11
16
14
14
11
to-ku13
mō-keru11
yuru-su11
akashi12
12
17
ayama-ru17
19
mamo-ru20
yuta-ka13
12
10
mazu-shii11
se-meru11
ta-meru12
ka-su12
tsui-yasu12
12
13
15
15
15
16
no-beru8
mayo-u9
saka-rau9
tsuku-ru10
sugi-ru12
14
14
13
14
fuse-gu7
kagi-ru9
kewa-shii11
kiwa14
14
ara-zu8
14
hitai18
13


Sixth grade (191 kanji)
! # !! '''Kanji''' !! '''Meaning''' !! '''On''' !! '''Kun'''
! Strokes
     
nami, nara-bu8
mida-reru7
chichi8
na-kunaru3
4
tomo8
10
tawara10
atai10
kizu13
yasa-shii17
10
5
5
8
kiza-mu8
wa-ru12
tsuku-ru12
15
tsuto-meru12
abu-nai6
tamago7
kibi-shii17
osa-meru4
kisaki6
ina, iya7
su-u6
yo-bu8
yo-i12
koma-ru7
ta-reru8
11
kana-deru9
furu-u16
sugata9
6
7
ie6
6
8
8
takara8
notama-u9
11
3
moppa-ra9
i-ru10
10
tōto-bu12
tsu-ku12
4
todo-ku8
10
14
onore3
maki9
13
ho-su3
osana-i5
5
suwa-ru10
no-basu8
9
shitaga-u10
wasu-reru7
8
10
16
ware7
7
uketamawa-ru8
nina-u8
oga-mu8
hiro-geru8
su-teru11
saga-su11
11
12
ayatsu-ru16
uyama-u12
kataki15
utsu-ru9
12
atata-kai13
ku-rasu14
hoga-raka10
tsukue6
8
so-meru9
kabu10
12
14
15
ki16
ho-shii11
9
so-u8
izumi9
ara-u9
9
su-mu11
minamoto13
shio15
hage-shii16
hai6
u-reru15
kata4
10
koto-naru11
utaga-u14
ita-i12
9
mo-ru11
13
9
suna9
14
watakushi, watashi7
hi-meru10
14
ana5
mado11
suji12
12
18
16
7
beni, kurenai9
osa-meru10
10
kinu13
tate16
chidi-mu17
13
11
13
9
9
se9
mune10
11
harawata13
hara13
19
nozo-mu18
ita-ru6
shita6
waka-i8
arawa-su, ichijiru-shii11
mu-su13
kura15
kaiko10
12
saba-ku12
yosoo-u12
ura13
ogina-u12
mi-ru11
17
u-tsu10
tazu-neru11
wake11
kotoba12
14
mito-meru14
15
makoto13
ayama-ru14
15
moro15
imashi-meru19
tatto-i12
13
shirizo-ku9
15
11
11
hari10
zeni14
hagane16
shi-meru11
14
o-riru10
10
nozo-ku10
sawa-ru14
muzuka-shii18
kawa9
itada-ku11
azu-keru13
10


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一丁七万三上下不世両並中丸主久乗九乱乳予争事二五井亡交京人仁今仏仕他付代令以仮仲件任休会伝似位低住佐体何余作使例供価便係保信修俳俵倉個倍候借値停健側備傷働像億優元兄兆先光児党入全八公六共兵具典内円冊再写冬冷処出刀分切刊列初判別利制刷券刻則前副割創劇力功加助努労効勇勉動務勝勢勤包化北区医十千午半卒協南単博印危卵厚原厳去参友反収取受口古句可台史右号司各合同名后向君否吸告周味呼命和品員唱商問善喜営器四回因団困囲図固国園土圧在地坂均垂型城域基埼堂報場塩境墓増士声売変夏夕外多夜夢大天太夫央失奈奏奮女好妹妻姉始委姿婦媛子字存孝季学孫宅宇守安完宗官宙定宝実客宣室宮害家容宿寄密富寒察寸寺対専射将尊導小少就尺局居届屋展属層山岐岡岩岸島崎川州巣工左差己巻市布希師席帯帰帳常幕干平年幸幹幼庁広序底店府度座庫庭康延建弁式弓引弟弱張強当形役往径待律後徒従得復徳心必志忘応忠快念思急性恩息悪悲情想意愛感態慣憲成我戦戸所手才打批承技投折担招拝拡拾持指挙捨授採探接推提揮損操支改放政故救敗教散敬数整敵文料断新方旅族旗日旧早明易昔星映春昨昭昼時晩景晴暑暖暗暮暴曜曲書最月有服朗望朝期木未末本札机材村束条来東松板林枚果枝染柱査栃栄校株根格案桜梅梨械棒森植検業極楽構様標模権横樹橋機欠次欲歌止正武歩歯歴死残段殺母毎毒比毛氏民気水氷永求池決汽沖河油治沿泉法波泣注泳洋洗活派流浅浴海消液深混清済減温測港湖湯満源準滋漁演漢潔潟潮激火灯灰災炭点無然焼照熊熟熱燃父片版牛牧物特犬犯状独率玉王班現球理生産用田由申男町画界畑留略番異疑病痛発登白百的皇皮皿益盛盟目直相省看県真眼着矢知短石砂研破確磁示礼社祖祝神票祭禁福私秋科秒秘移程税種穀積穴究空窓立章童競竹笑笛第筆等筋答策算管箱節築簡米粉精糖糸系紀約紅納純紙級素細終組経結給統絵絶絹続綿総緑線編練縄縦縮績織罪置署羊美群義羽翌習老考者耕耳聖聞職肉肥育肺胃背胸能脈脳腸腹臓臣臨自至興舌舎航船良色花芸芽若苦英茨茶草荷菜落葉著蒸蔵薬虫蚕血衆行術街衛衣表裁装裏補製複西要見規視覚覧親観角解言計討訓記訪設許訳証評詞試詩話誌認誕語誠誤説読課調談論諸講謝識警議護谷豆豊象貝負財貧貨責貯貴買貸費貿賀賃資賛賞質赤走起足路身車軍転軽輪輸辞農辺近返述迷追退送逆通速造連週進遊運過道達遠適選遺郡部郵郷都配酒酸里重野量金針鉄鉱銀銅銭鋼録鏡長門閉開間関閣阜阪防降限陛院除陸険陽隊階際障集雑難雨雪雲電青静非面革音頂順預領頭題額顔願類風飛食飯飲飼養館首香馬駅験骨高魚鳥鳴鹿麦黄黒鼻


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日人一大年本中出時行事分会上生国者合自間方見手前場月子地学後入目部長発同新高社的作内動下用代言立定理明体業度通気関対家力表当金実全思物最外話現書名小意性市成来連今文回開法以戦所化女記主問三道不世取要多知機二野数第持教山心相画使集経正選報民考先期近情員利加面点水無在変次公初決安原品結解政東活語題保特信向車別私受平界海重引議付続真能元強田都組感電調指制少身和治何校男産口有説十楽示切約円県直確番川送交際空進得神売件務勝権食設運認必参位過町式置料流広北天可論共五支果氏終味計線聞死店始村万反島常木様半投状容放院予格着土住美屋台四応区判形転団基朝総白音役係工葉由西足他改伝軍止風起質仕配育張告資術声好親構頭府落優供士京済八義求検然石打価門再良乗局任古種光観注営映両限想帰読夫色号残態案達職追字存写演断査米愛南急消命提側統商球科建備首族条登研象呼早千九太図病路造悪馬技協個害念待収例増去各護官等派究規夜験館歩非細母像型割器返難試室証歌史録戸客助単視勢医素比火移党識準師花失段王域武量争満除福六井差製宮降類州殺若歴百編望守買独周園値負英評処系右七銀深横談防走接速管兵座策根境父異黒友復程率申衛青末警赤展働答領笑顔左挙松鉄算紙毎減察修導低辺駅退覚費春景帯疑旅極宅完版未曲担階週省専賞装著材寄飛姿補効労谷隊習農橋株具居委源船久述整将城財夏席願児精競故健佐興織絶波適積熱紀級革秋敗薬破標休苦囲温節岡洋税森背芸便遠険庫幸宿蔵巻探額星裁許司富授軽激推並従午遺香血順課林給板略訪雑陸角寺港留丸印玉君志短属静崎模豊遊服因清余河圧酒拡康障息列危密盛皇街照冷講飲央肉章逆刻喜責老泉草散我布旧絵輪裏庭衆昨植焼養訳博劇妻曜候針夢婦罪亡阪諸築練善創鳥仲堂幹茶似就雨徒航討承典岩誌禁採乱否令測油傷厳固犯岸忘輸幕陽納欲宇複筆辞徳困則永痛秘池筋宗札貴延益里簡停枚倍己脳羽昭勤敵票染暴片刊混易季底功坂群祭希折射夕閉快暮層厚億樹竹欠暗弱閣庁奈倉卒雪弟毛批宣賀兄栄救績純副骨仮聖晴券魚覧礼届操憲仏律署束沖迷宝飯損丁犬盟災吸冬鹿頂貨郷至均悲借謝縮郵歯腹荷包臣湯洗衣翌燃牛臨昼窓舎黄幼童砂誤鳴郡眼奏菜昔誕酸胸乳貸沿宙雲縄皮塩秒耳詩努祖賛液招勉箱梅揮句姉矢敬捨浅慣看漢浴熊忠緑桜尊虫豆祝妹旗泣賃訓紅寒勇干湖才銭穴毒潮柱詞鏡誠仁唱帳孫漁俳臓貧枝畑炭拝預晩岐牧序灯飼刀暖冊械孝鼻粉往棒氷卵熟刷墓糸貯縦泳潟脈肥貿麦弁兆糖梨垂朗恩埼暑蒸奮巣拾銅鉱径綿舌寸磁灰茨芽耕鋼潔皿肺腸阜貝胃班弓滋栃羊机尺后笛俵穀媛陛汽絹蚕


Special characters

are characters originally created in Japan; two of them are  kanji:
     
働 (Grade 4) and 畑 (Grade 3). There are also 8 within the secondary-school kanji and 16 within the kanji. The character 働 and some others are also used in Chinese now, but most are unknown outside Japan.


are characters and combinations of characters that have different meanings in Japanese and Chinese
     

For example, the character combination 手紙 means 'letter' in Japanese, but 'toilet paper' in Chinese. However, the isolated characters have the same meaning in both languages: 手 (Grade 1) means 'hand', and 紙 (Grade 2) means 'paper'.


Simplified characters and their traditional forms

Differences in simplification between China and Japan
China and Japan simplified their writing systems independently from each other. After World War II, their relations were hostile, so they did not cooperate. Traditional Chinese characters are still officially used in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Korea ( supplemented , but are now mainly historical), and by many .

In Chinese, many more characters were simplified than in Japanese; some characters were simplified in only one language; other characters were simplified in the same way in both languages, and other characters were simplified in both languages but in different ways. This means that those who want to learn the writing systems of both languages must sometimes learn at least three different variations of one character: traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and modern Japanese (for example 兩 - 两 - 両). Some others have more variations, such as (斗 - 鬥 - 鬭 - 鬬 - 鬪 - 鬦 - 闘 - 閗), some of which are considered the older forms of Chinese characters and variations of different Chinese regions, and the older forms of Japanese characters ().

Group 1: No simplification in either language
Group 2: Simplified in Chinese only
Group 3: Simplified in Japanese only
Group 4: Same simplification in both languages
Group 5: Different simplification in each language


Traditional characters that may cause problems displaying
Note that within the kanji, there are 26 characters; the old forms of which may cause problems displaying:

  • Grade 2 (2 kanji): 海 社
  • Grade 3 (8 kanji): 勉 暑 漢 神 福 練 者 都
  • Grade 4 (6 kanji): 器 殺 祝 節 梅 類
  • Grade 5 (1 kanji): 祖
  • Grade 6 (9 kanji): 勤 穀 視 署 層 著 諸 難 朗
  • Within the kanji, the same is true for 36 secondary-school kanji, so, in total, 62 of the 2,136 kanji have traditional forms that may cause problems displaying.

These characters are Unicode CJK Unified Ideographs for which the old form () and the new form () have been unified under the Unicode standard. Although the old and new forms are distinguished under the JIS X 0213 standard, the old forms map to Unicode CJK Compatibility Ideographs which are considered by Unicode to be canonically equivalent to the new forms and may not be distinguished by user agents. Therefore, depending on the user environment, it may not be possible to see the distinction between old and new forms of the characters. In particular, all Unicode normalization methods merge the old characters with the new ones.


List of simplified kanji
For example, 万 is the simplified form of 萬. Note that 弁 is used to simplify three different traditional characters (辨, 瓣, and 辯).

  • 万 萬, 両 兩, 画 畫, 昼 晝, 蚕 蠶, 悪 惡, 旧 舊, 単 單, 巣 巢, 争 爭, 来 來, 乗 乘, 勉 勉, 厳 嚴, 予 豫, 変 變, 仏 佛, 会 會, 伝 傳, 仮 假, 体 體, 余 餘, 価 價, 児 兒, 並 竝, 円 圓, 写 寫, 労 勞, 効 效, 勤 勤, 区 區, 医 醫, 真 眞, 点 點, 圧 壓, 歴 歷, 台 臺, 弁 (辨 瓣 辯),
  • 参 參, 収 收, 号 號, 営 營, 器 器, 団 團, 図 圖, 囲 圍, 国 國, 売 賣, 声 聲, 塩 鹽, 増 增, 処 處, 条 條, 学 學, 実 實, 宝 寶, 専 專, 当 當, 県 縣, 党 黨, 届 屆, 属 屬, 層 層, 巻 卷, 帯 帶, 広 廣, 庁 廳, 応 應, 帰 歸, 径 徑, 従 從, 徳 德, 衛 衞, 戦 戰, 担 擔, 拡 擴, 拝 拜, 挙 擧, 数 數, 対 對, 断 斷, 晩 晚, 暑 暑, 栄 榮, 梅 梅, 桜 櫻, 検 檢, 楽 樂, 様 樣, 権 權, 横 橫, 欠 缺, 歩 步, 残 殘, 殺 殺, 穀 穀, 毎 每, 気 氣, 海 海, 浅 淺, 済 濟, 満 滿, 温 溫, 漢 漢, 灯 燈, 焼 燒, 状 狀, 将 將, 独 獨, 発 發, 研 硏, 礼 禮, 社 社, 神 神, 祖 祖, 祝 祝, 視 視, 福 福, 秘 祕, 節 節, 糸 絲, 経 經, 絵 繪, 続 續, 総 總, 練 練, 緑 綠, 縦 縱, 署 署, 者 者, 朗 朗, 脳 腦, 臓 臟, 乱 亂, 辞 辭, 芸 藝, 著 著, 蔵 藏, 薬 藥, 虫 蟲, 装 裝, 覚 覺, 覧 覽, 観 觀, 訳 譯, 証 證, 読 讀, 諸 諸, 豊 豐, 賛 贊, 転 轉, 軽 輕, 辺 邊, 都 都, 郷 鄕, 鉄 鐵, 鉱 鑛, 銭 錢, 録 錄, 関 關, 険 險, 雑 雜, 難 難, 静 靜, 類 類, 駅 驛, 験 驗, 麦 麥, 黄 黃, 黒 黑, 歯 齒


The kanji and their Chinese equivalents
The characters are sorted by the radicals of the Japanese kanji. The two 働 and 畑, which have no Chinese equivalents, are not listed here. See also the section above.


Same form in Chinese and Japanese
The following kanji are characters of Group 1 (not simplified in either language, e.g. 田). For characters of Group 2 (same simplification in China and Japan, but a traditional form exists, e.g. 万-萬-万), see above.

  • 一 丁 下 三 不 天 五 民 正 平 可 再 百 否 武 夏 中 内 出 本 世 申 由 史 冊 央 向 曲 印 州 表 果 半 必 永 求 九 丸 千 久 少 夫 午 失 末 未 包 年 危 后 兵 我 束 卵 承 垂 刷 重 省 看 勉 七 乳 才 予 事 二 元 亡 六 主 市 交 忘 夜 育 京 卒 商 率 就 人 化 今 仁 付 代 仕 他 令 以 合 全 任 休 件 仲 作 何 位 住 余 低 似 命 使 念 例 供 信 保 便 値 修 借 候 倍 俳 俵 健 停 働 像 先 入 八 分 公 共 弟 並 典 前 益 善 尊 同 周 次 兆 冷 弱 刀 切 別 判 制 券 刻 副 割 力 加 助 努 勇 勤 句 北 疑 十 古 孝 直 南 真 裁 博 上 反 灰 厚 原 台 能 友 収 口 司 右 兄 吸 告 君 味 呼 品 唱 器 四 回 因 困 固 土 去 地 在 寺 均 志 坂 幸 型 城 基 域 喜 境 士 冬 各 夕 外 名 多 大 太 奏 女 好 始 妻 姉 妹 姿 子 存 安 字 守 宅 宇 完 定 官 宙 宗 室 客 宣 家 害 案 容 宮 寄 密 宿 寒 富 察 寸 小 光 常 堂 尺 局 居 屋 展 山 岸 岩 炭 川 工 左 功 己 改 布 希 干 刊 幼 序 店 底 府 度 座 席 庭 康 延 建 式 弓 引 強 形 役 往 径 待 律 徒 得 街 心 快 性 忠 急 恩 情 感 想 成 戸 所 手 打 投 折 技 批 招 持 指 拾 接 推 探 授 提 操 支 政 故 教 救 散 敬 文 新 方 放 旅 族 旗 日 早 明 易 昔 春 星 昨 映 昭 最 量 景 晴 暗 暖 暴 曜 月 木 札 材 村 板 林 松 枚 枝 相 査 染 柱 格 校 根 株 械 植 棒 森 模 歌 止 整 死 列 段 母 毒 比 毛 氏 水 池 汽 法 治 波 油 注 河 泣 沿 泳 洋 活 派 洗 流 消 酒 浴 深 混 清 液 港 測 湖 源 演 潮 激 火 然 照 熟 燃 受 父 片 版 牛 物 牧 特 犬 犯 王 玉 班 理 球 望 生 用 田 男 町 思 界 胃 留 略 病 痛 登 白 的 皇 泉 皮 皿 盛 盟 目 具 眼 矢 知 短 石 砂 破 磁 示 祭 禁 利 私 和 委 季 科 秋 秒 移 税 程 穴 究 空 立 童 竹 笑 第 笛 等 答 策 筋 算 管 箱 米 料 粉 精 糖 素 置 罪 羊 美 差 着 群 羽 翌 老 考 耕 耳 取 有 肉 服 肥 背 肺 胸 期 朝 腹 臣 自 息 至 舌 航 船 良 色 花 苦 若 英 芽 草 茶 荷 菜 落 幕 墓 蒸 暮 血 行 衣 初 西 要 票 角 解 言 警 谷 欲 豆 象 赤 走 起 足 路 身 射 返 近 述 送 追 退 逆 迷 通 速 造 道 郡 部 配 酸 番 里 野 防 限 院 降 除 陛 障 集 雨 雪 青 非 悲 面 革 音 章 意 食 首 骨 高


Different forms in Chinese and Japanese
The order is "Modern Japanese -Traditional Chinese - Simplified Chinese", e.g. 両-兩-两. Some characters were simplified the same way in both languages, the others were simplified in one language only.

  • 万-萬-万, 両-兩-两, 画-畫-画, 昼-晝-昼, 蚕-蠶-蚕, 悪-惡-恶, 旧-舊-旧, 師-師-师, 氷-冰-冰, 単-單-单, 巣-巢-巢, 業-業-业, 争-爭-争, 来-來- 来, 東-東-东, 乗-乘-乘, 島-島-岛, 劇-劇-剧, 厳-嚴-严, 願-願-愿, 変-變-变, 裏-裏-里, 仏-佛-佛, 会-會-会, 伝-傳-传, 仮-假-假, 体-體-体, 価-價-价, 舎-舍-舍, 係-係-系, 個-個-个, 倉-倉-仓, 側-側-侧, 備-備-备, 傷-傷-伤, 億-億-亿, 優-優-优, 児-兒-儿, 貧-貧-贫, 興-興-兴, 円-圓-圆, 写-寫-写, 軍-軍-军, 創-創-创, 労-勞-劳, 効-效-效, 動-動-动, 勢-勢-势, 区-區-区, 医-醫-医, 協-協-协, 準-準-准, 幹-幹-干, 点-點-点, 圧-壓-压, 歴-歷-历, 弁-(辨 瓣 辯)-(辨 瓣 辩), 参-參-参, 号-號-号, 員-員-员, 営-營-营, 鳴-鳴-鸣, 団-團-团, 図-圖-图, 囲-圍-围, 国-國-国, 園-園-园, 売-賣-卖, 声-聲-声, 場-場-场, 報-報-报, 塩-鹽-盐, 増-增-增, 処-處-处, 条-條-条, 奮-奮-奋, 婦-婦-妇, 学-學-学, 孫-孫-孙, 実-實-实, 宝-寶-宝, 憲-憲-宪, 専-專-专, 導-導-导, 当-當-当, 県-縣-县, 党-黨-党, 賞-賞-赏, 届-屆-届, 属-屬-属, 層-層-层, 災-災-灾, 順-順-顺, 巻-卷-卷, 帯-帶-带, 帳-帳-帐, 広-廣-广, 庁-廳-庁, 応-應-应, 庫-庫-库, 張-張-张, 帰-歸-归, 後-後-后, 従-從-从, 術-術-术, 復-復-复, 徳-德-德, 衛-衛-卫, 態-態-态, 慣-慣-惯, 戦-戰-战, 担-擔-担, 拡-擴-扩, 拝-拜-拜, 挙-擧-举, 採-採-采, 捨-捨-舍, 揮-揮-挥, 損-損-损, 数-數-数, 敵-敵-敌, 対-對-对, 断-斷-断, 時-時-时, 晩-晚-晚, 暑-暑-暑, 題 -題 -题, 栄-榮-荣, 梅-梅-梅, 桜-櫻-樱, 検-檢-检, 楽-樂-乐, 極-極-极, 様-樣-样, 構-構-构, 権-權-权, 横-橫-横, 標-標-标, 機-機-机, 樹-樹-树, 橋-橋-桥, 欠-缺-欠, 歩-步-歩, 残-殘-残, 殺-殺-杀, 穀-穀-谷, 毎-每-毎, 気-氣-气, 決-決-决, 海-海-海, 浅-淺-浅, 済-濟-济, 減-減-减, 満-滿-满, 温-溫-温,測-測-测, 湯-湯-汤, 漢-漢-汉, 漁-漁-渔, 潔-潔-洁, 灯-燈-灯, 無-無-无, 焼-燒-烧,熱-熱-热, 愛-愛-爱, 状-狀-状, 将-將-将, 独-獨-独, 現-現-现, 聖-聖-圣, 異-異-异, 発-發-发, 務-務-务, 研-硏-研, 確-確-确, 礼-禮-礼, 社-社-社, 神-神-神, 祖-祖-祖, 祝-祝-祝,視-視-视, 福-福-福, 秘-祕-秘, 種-種-种, 積-積-积, 窓-窗-窓, 産-産-产, 競-競-竞, 筆-筆-笔, 節-節-节, 築-築-筑, 簡-簡-简, 糸-絲-丝, 約-約-约, 級-級-级, 紅-紅-红, 紀-紀-纪, 紙-紙-纸, 納-納-纳, 純-純-纯, 経-經-经, 組-組-组, 終-終-终, 細-細-细, 結-結-结,絶-絶-绝, 給-給-给, 統-統-统, 絵-繪-绘, 続-續-续, 絹-絹-绢, 総-總-总, 練-練-练, 緑-綠-绿, 綿-綿-绵, 線-線-线, 編-編-编, 縦-縱-纵, 縮-縮-缩, 績-績-绩, 織-織-织, 買-買-买, 署-署-署, 義-義-义, 養-養-养, 習-習-习, 者-者-者, 職-職-职, 書-書-书, 脈-脈-脉, 朗-朗-朗, 脳-腦-脑, 勝-勝-胜, 腸-腸-肠, 臓-臟-脏, 臨-臨-临, 乱-亂-乱, 辞-辭-辞, 芸-藝-芸, 著-著-着, 葉-葉-叶, 夢-夢-梦, 蔵-藏-藏, 薬-藥-药, 虫-蟲-虫, 衆-衆-众, 装-裝-裝, 補-補-补, 製-製-制, 複-複-复, 見-見-见, 規-規-规, 覚-覺-觉, 親-親-亲, 覧-覽-览, 観-觀-观, 計-計-计, 記-記-记, 討-討-讨, 訓-訓-训, 設-設-设, 訳-譯-译, 許-許-许, 訪-訪-访, 証-證-证, 評-評-评, 詞-詞-词, 話-話-话, 試-試-试, 詩-詩-诗, 誠-誠-诚, 語-語-语, 読-讀-读, 説-説-说, 認-認-认, 誤-誤-误, 誌-誌-志, 調-調-调, 論-論-论, 談-談-谈, 課-課-课, 諸-諸-诸, 誕-誕-诞, 講-講-讲, 謝-謝-谢, 識-識-识, 議-議-议, 護-護-护, 豊-豐-丰, 頭-頭-头, 貝-貝-贝, 負-負-负, 則-則-则, 財-財-财, 敗-敗-败, 責-責-责, 貨-貨-货, 費-費-费, 貸-貸-贷, 貴-貴-贵, 貯-貯-贮, 賀-賀-贺, 貿-貿-贸, 資-資-资, 賃-賃-赁, 質-質-质, 賛-贊-赞, 車-車-车, 転-轉-转, 軽-輕-轻, 輪-輪-轮, 輸-輸-输, 農-農-农, 辺-邊-边, 連-連-连, 進-進-进, 週-週-周, 過-過-过, 運-運-运, 達-達-达, 遊-遊-游, 遠-遠-远, 適-適-适, 選-選-选, 遺-遺-遗, 都-都-都, 郷-鄕-乡, 郵-郵-邮, 針-針-针, 鉄-鐵-铁, 鉱-鑛-矿, 銀-銀-银, 銅-銅-铜, 銭-錢-钱, 録-錄-录, 鋼-鋼-钢, 鏡-鏡-镜, 長-長-长, 門-門-门, 問-問-问, 閉-閉-闭, 間-間-间, 開-開-开, 関-關-关, 聞-聞-闻, 閣-閣-阁, 陸-陸-陆, 険-險-险, 隊-隊-队, 階-階-阶, 陽-陽-阳, 際-際-际, 雑-雜-杂, 難-難-难, 雲-雲-云, 電-電-电, 静-靜-静, 頂-頂-顶, 預-預-预, 領-領-领, 顔-顏-颜, 類-類-类, 額-額-额, 風-風-风, 飛-飛-飞, 飲-飲-饮, 飯-飯-饭, 飼-飼-饲, 館-館-馆, 馬-馬-马, 駅-驛-驿, 験-驗-验, 魚-魚-鱼, 鳥-鳥-鸟, 麦-麥-麦, 黄-黃-黄, 黒-黑-黑, 鼻-鼻-鼻, 歯-齒-齿


See also
  • List of kanji
  • List of kanji by stroke count


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