List: Jōyō kanji
Kanji considered of common use by the Japanese Ministry of Education
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 10 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- previously, already, long ago
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 3rd grade kanji 12 strokes JLPT N3 kanji
- period, time, date, term
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 12 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 13 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 4th grade kanji 16 strokes JLPT N3 kanji
- loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 2nd grade kanji 10 strokes JLPT N4 kanji
- homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 1st grade kanji 6 strokes JLPT N5 kanji
- spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 2nd grade kanji 7 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- vapor, steam
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 15 strokes
- capital, suburbs of capital
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 8 strokes JLPT N2 kanji
- pray, wish