The Jōyō Kanji (常用漢字)

Introduction to the Jōyō Kanji (常用漢字)

Here we present the Jōyō Kanji, known in Japanese as
じょうよう
常用
かんじ
漢字
, literally 'daily use kanji'. This is the set of 2136 kanji taught in Japanese schools.
The Jōyō Kanji are taught in schools broken down by grade into the Kyoiku Kanji (Grades 1-6), and the Secondary School Kanji (Grades 7-12). Here we present all 2136 kanji ordered by frequency of use, which for a non-native learner is typically the most efficient order in which to learn kanji, as by learning the most frequently occurring ones first, you will reinforce your knowledge much more easily in daily life. (The ordering of the grade school series is based more on 'simplicity' rather than frequency.) Below, the 2136 kanji are separated into 20 sets of 100 and one final set of 136. We have also separately collected the 196 kanji added to the list in 2010.
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Jōyō Kanji 1-100 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 101-200 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 201-300 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 301-400 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 401-500 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 501-600 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 601-700 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 701-800 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 801-900 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 901-1000 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1001-1100 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1101-1200 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1201-1300 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1301-1400 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1401-1500 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1501-1600 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1601-1700 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1701-1800 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1801-1900 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 1901-2000 (100 kanji)

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Jōyō Kanji 2001-2136 (136 kanji)

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