Grade 1 Kyoiku Kanji

The Kyoiku Kanji are the first 1006 kanji that Japanese children learn in primary school. In secondary school they learn another 939 kanji for a total of 1945 kanji. These 1945 kanji are the so-called Joyo Kanji. Many newspapers, books, and all government publications limit themselves to this set of kanji and provide furigana for all other kanji that they might choose to print.

Complete list of Grade 1 Kyoiku Kanji