Kanji taught in Grade 1 of Japanese elementary school
Explore frequently used kanji by their English meanings or Japanese school grade, then open a character to see its readings and details.
New to kanji? Kanji are characters used to write many meaningful parts of Japanese words. They are often combined with hiragana, including the endings used in Japanese verbs.
Read our introduction to Japanese kanji to learn about kanji readings, the three Japanese writing systems, stroke counts and how kanji work with hiragana.
Browse by English meaning
Choose the first letter of the kanji's English meaning.
Browse by Japanese school grade
Explore the kyōiku kanji introduced during elementary school, plus the secondary-school group.
Kanji data is provided by the KANJIDIC project maintained by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group.