Japanese Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji - Grade 6

The 181 kanji characters Japanese elementary school students learn in 6th grade.

The table below shows the kanji numbers as listed by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The table also shows the number of strokes for writing each kanji, the meaning of each kanji, and the onyomi and kunyomi readings for each kanji.

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並 乱 乳 亡 仁 供 俳 値 傷 優 党 冊 処 刻 割 創 劇 勤 危 卵
厳 収 后 否 吸 呼 善 困 垂 城 域 奏 奮 姿 存 孝 宅 宇 宗 宙
宝 宣 密 寸 専 射 将 尊 就 尺 届 展 層 己 巻 幕 干 幼 庁 座
延 律 従 忘 忠 憲 我 批 担 拝 拡 捨 探 推 揮 操 敬 映 晩 暖
暮 朗 机 枚 染 株 棒 模 権 樹 欲 段 沿 泉 洗 派 済 源 潮 激
灰 熟 片 班 異 疑 痛 皇 盛 盟 看 砂 磁 私 秘 穀 穴 窓 筋 策
簡 糖 系 紅 納 純 絹 縦 縮 署 翌 聖 肺 背 胸 脳 腹 臓 臨 至
若 著 蒸 蔵 蚕 衆 裁 装 裏 補 視 覧 討 訪 訳 詞 誌 認 誕 誠
誤 論 諸 警 貴 賃 遺 郵 郷 針 鋼 閉 閣 降 陛 除 障 難 革 頂
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# Kanji Wiki Strokes Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
826 並 並 8 row hei nami, nara-bu
827 乱 乱 7 chaos ran mida-reru
828 乳 乳 8 milk nyū chichi
829 亡 亡 3 deceased bō na-kunaru
830 仁 仁 4 kindness jin
831 供 供 8 offer kyō, ku tomo
832 俳 俳 10 actor hai
833 値 値 10 value chi atai
834 傷 傷 13 wound shō kizu
835 優 優 17 superior yū yasa-shii
836 党 党 10 political party tō
837 冊 冊 5 counter for books satsu
838 処 処 5 dispose sho
839 刻 刻 8 engrave koku kiza-mu
840 割 割 12 divide katsu wa-ru
841 創 創 12 create sō tsuku-ru
842 劇 劇 15 drama geki
843 勤 勤 12 diligence kin tsuto-meru
844 危 危 6 dangerous ki aya-ui
845 卵 卵 7 egg ran tamago
846 厳 厳 17 strict gen kibi-shii
847 収 収 4 obtain shū osa-meru
848 后 后 6 queen kō, gō kisaki
849 否 否 7 negate hi ina, iya
850 吸 吸 6 suck kyū su-u
851 呼 呼 8 call ko yo-bu
852 善 善 12 virtue zen yo-i
853 困 困 7 quandary kon koma-ru
854 垂 垂 8 droop sui ta-reru
855 城 城 9 castle jō shiro
856 域 域 11 range iki
857 奏 奏 9 play music sō kana-deru
858 奮 奮 16 stirred up fun furu-u
859 姿 姿 9 shape shi sugata
860 存 存 6 suppose son
861 孝 孝 7 filial piety kō
862 宅 宅 6 home taku ie
863 宇 宇 6 eaves u
864 宗 宗 8 religion shū sō
865 宙 宙 8 mid-air chū
866 宝 宝 8 treasure hō takara
867 宣 宣 9 proclaim sen notama-u
868 密 密 11 secrecy mitsu
869 寸 寸 3 measurement sun
870 専 専 9 specialty sen moppa-ra
871 射 射 10 shoot sha i-ru
872 将 将 10 leader shō
873 尊 尊 12 revered son touto-bu
874 就 就 12 concerning shū tsu-ku
875 尺 尺 4 measure of length shaku
876 届 届 8 deliver kai todo-ku
877 展 展 10 expand ten
878 層 層 14 stratum sō
879 己 己 3 self ko onore
880 巻 巻 9 scroll kan maki
881 幕 幕 13 curtain maku, baku
882 干 干 3 dry kan ho-su
883 幼 幼 5 infancy yō osana-i
884 庁 庁 5 government office chō
885 座 座 10 sit za suwa-ru
886 延 延 8 prolong en no-basu
887 律 律 9 rhythm ritsu
888 従 従 10 obey jū shitaga-u
889 忘 忘 7 forget bō wasu-reru
890 忠 忠 8 loyalty chū
891 憲 憲 16 constitution ken
892 我 我 7 ego ga ware
893 批 批 7 criticism hi
894 担 担 8 shouldering tan nina-u
895 拝 拝 8 worship hai oga-mu
896 拡 拡 8 broaden kaku hiro-geru
897 捨 捨 11 discard sha su-teru
898 探 探 11 grope tan saga-su
899 推 推 11 infer sui
900 揮 揮 12 brandish ki
901 操 操 16 maneuver sō ayatsu-ru
902 敬 敬 12 respect kei uyama-u
903 映 映 9 reflect ei utsu-ru
904 晩 晩 12 nightfall ban
905 暖 暖 13 warmth dan atata-kai
906 暮 暮 14 livelihood bo ku-rasu
907 朗 朗 10 melodious rō hoga-raka
908 机 机 6 desk ki tsukue
909 枚 枚 8 sheet of... mai
910 染 染 9 dye sen so-meru
911 株 株 10 stocks shu kabu
912 棒 棒 12 rod bō
913 模 模 14 imitation mo, bo
914 権 権 15 rights ken
915 樹 樹 16 trees ju ki
916 欲 欲 11 longing yoku ho-shii
917 段 段 9 steps dan
918 沿 沿 8 run alongside en so-u
919 泉 泉 9 fountain sen izumi
920 洗 洗 9 wash sen ara-u
921 派 派 9 sect ha
922 済 済 11 settle sai su-mu
923 源 源 13 source gen minamoto
924 潮 潮 15 tide chō shio
925 激 激 16 violent geki hage-shii
926 灰 灰 6 ashes kai hai
927 熟 熟 15 ripen juku u-reru
928 片 片 4 one-sided hen kata
929 班 班 10 corps han
930 異 異 11 uncommon i koto-naru
931 疑 疑 14 doubt gi utaga-u
932 痛 痛 12 pain tsū ita-i
933 皇 皇 9 emperor kō, ō
934 盛 盛 11 prosper sei mo-ru
935 盟 盟 13 alliance mei
936 看 看 9 watch over kan
937 砂 砂 9 sand sa, sha suna
938 磁 磁 14 magnet ji
939 私 私 7 me shi watakushi, watashi
940 秘 秘 10 secret hi hi-meru
941 穀 穀 14 cereal koku
942 穴 穴 5 hole ketsu ana
943 窓 窓 11 window sō mado
944 筋 筋 12 muscle kin suji
945 策 策 12 scheme saku
946 簡 簡 18 simplicity kan
947 糖 糖 16 sugar tō
948 系 系 7 lineage kei
949 紅 紅 9 crimson kō beni, kurenai
950 納 納 10 settlement nō osa-meru
951 純 純 10 genuine jun
952 絹 絹 13 silk ken kinu
953 縦 縦 16 vertical jū tate
954 縮 縮 17 shrink shuku chidi-mu
955 署 署 13 government office sho
956 翌 翌 11 forthcoming yoku
957 聖 聖 13 holy sei
958 肺 肺 9 lung hai
959 背 背 9 back hai se
960 胸 胸 10 bosom kyō mune
961 脳 脳 11 brain nō
962 腹 腹 13 abdomen fuku hara
963 臓 臓 19 entrails zō
964 臨 臨 18 lookover rin nozo-mu
965 至 至 6 climax shi ita-ru
966 若 若 8 young jaku waka-i
967 著 著 11 renowned cho arawa-su, ichijiru-shii
968 蒸 蒸 13 foment jō mu-su
969 蔵 蔵 15 storehouse zō kura
970 蚕 蚕 10 silkworm san kaiko
971 衆 衆 12 masses shū
972 裁 裁 12 judge sai saba-ku
973 装 装 12 attire sō, shō yosoo-u
974 裏 裏 13 rear ri ura
975 補 補 12 supplement ho ogina-u
976 視 視 11 look at shi mi-ru
977 覧 覧 17 perusal ran
978 討 討 10 chastise tō u-tsu
979 訪 訪 11 visit hō otozu-reru
980 訳 訳 11 translate yaku wake
981 詞 詞 12 poetry shi kotoba
982 誌 誌 14 document shi
983 認 認 14 recognize nin mito-meru
984 誕 誕 15 born tan
985 誠 誠 13 sincerity sei makoto
986 誤 誤 14 mistake go ayama-ru
987 論 論 15 theory ron
988 諸 諸 15 various sho moro
989 警 警 19 admonish kei imashi-meru
990 貴 貴 12 precious ki tatto-i
991 賃 賃 13 fare chin
992 遺 遺 15 bequeath i
993 郵 郵 11 mail yū
994 郷 郷 11 home town kyō gō
995 針 針 10 needle shin hari
996 鋼 鋼 16 steel kō hagane
997 閉 閉 11 closed hei shi-meru
998 閣 閣 14 tower kaku
999 降 降 10 descend kō o-riru
1000 陛 陛 10 majesty hei
1001 除 除 10 exclude jo, ji nozo-ku
1002 障 障 14 hurt shō sawa-ru
1003 難 難 18 difficult nan muzuka-shii
1004 革 革 9 leather kaku kawa
1005 頂 頂 11 place on the head chō itada-ku
1006 骨 骨 10 bone kotsu hone