List: Jōyō kanji
Kanji considered of common use by the Japanese Ministry of Education
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 6th grade kanji 14 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- cereals, grain
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 14 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 2nd grade kanji 11 strokes JLPT N4 kanji
- black
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 14 strokes JLPT N1 kanji
- prison, jail
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 13 strokes JLPT N2 kanji
- loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 6th grade kanji 10 strokes JLPT N2 kanji
- skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 5 strokes JLPT N3 kanji
- crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Jōyō kanji 8th grade kanji 11 strokes
- time, about, toward
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 2nd grade kanji 4 strokes JLPT N5 kanji
- now
Kyōiku kanji Jōyō kanji 6th grade kanji 7 strokes JLPT N3 kanji
- quandary, become distressed, annoyed