Kyōiku kanji (教育漢字) also known as gakunenbetsu kanji haitōhyō (学年別漢字配当表) are the 1006 "education" or essential kanji designated by the Japanese Ministry of Education to be learned by 6th grade.
Fifth grade (185 kanji)
| Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 久 | long time | kyū | hisa |
| 仏 | Buddha | hutsu or butsu | hotoke |
| 仮 | sham | ka or ke | kari |
| 件 | affair | ken | - |
| 任 | responsibility | nin | maka-seru |
| 似 | becoming | ji | ni-ru |
| 余 | too much | yo | ama-ru |
| 価 | value | ka | atai |
| 保 | preserve | ho | tamo-tsu |
| 修 | discipline | shū | osa-meru |
| 俵 | straw bag | hyō | tawara |
| 個 | individual | ko | - |
| 備 | provide | bi | sona-eru |
| 像 | statue | zō | - |
| 再 | again | sai or sa | futata-bi |
| 刊 | publish | kan | - |
| 判 | judge | han | waka-ru |
| 制 | control | sei | - |
| 券 | ticket | ken | - |
| 則 | rule | soku | notto-ru |
| 効 | effect | kō | ki-ku |
| 務 | duty | mu | tsuto-meru |
| 勢 | power | sei | ikio-i |
| 厚 | thick | kō | atsu-i |
| 句 | phrase | ku | - |
| 可 | possible | ka | - |
| 営 | manage | ei | itona-mu |
| 因 | cause | in | yo-ru |
| 団 | group | dan or ton | - |
| 圧 | pressure | atsu | - |
| 在 | exist | zai | a-ru |
| 均 | level | kin | - |
| 基 | foundation | ki | moto-duku |
| 報 | report | hō | muku-iru |
| 境 | boundary | kyō | sakai |
| 墓 | grave | bo | haka |
| 増 | increase | zō | ma-su or fu-eru |
| 夢 | dream | mu | yume |
| 妻 | wife | sai | tsuma |
| 婦 | lady | fu | - |
| 容 | contain | yō | - |
| 寄 | approach | ki | yo-ru |
| 富 | rich | fu | tomi |
| 導 | guide | dō | michibi-ku |
| 居 | reside | kyo | i-ru |
| 属 | belong | zoku | - |
| 布 | linen | fu | nuno |
| 師 | expert | shi | - |
| 常 | normal | jō | tsune |
| 幹 | tree-trunk | kan | miki |
| 序 | preface | jo | - |
| 弁 | valve | ben | - |
| 張 | stretch | chō | ha-ru |
| 往 | journey | ō | - |
| 復 | repeating | fuku | - |
| 徳 | virtue | toku | - |
| 志 | intention | shi | kokorozashi |
| 応 | respond | ō | - |
| 快 | cheerful | kai | kokoroyo-i |
| 性 | gender | sei or shō | saga |
| 恩 | grace | on | - |
| 情 | feelings | jō | nasa-ke |
| 態 | condition | tai | - |
| 慣 | accustomed | kan | na-reru |
| 承 | acquiesce | shō | uketamawa-ru |
| 技 | skill | gi | waza |
| 招 | beckon | shō | mane-ku |
| 授 | instruct | ju | sazu-keru |
| 採 | pick | sai | to-ru |
| 接 | contact | setsu | ses-suru or tsu-gu |
| 提 | present | tei | sa-geru |
| 損 | loss | son | soko-neru |
| 支 | branch | shi | sasa-eru |
| 政 | politics | sei | matsurigoto |
| 故 | circumstances | ko | yue |
| 敵 | enemy | teki | kataki |
| 断 | cut off | dan | ta-tsu or kotowa-ru |
| 旧 | old times | kyū | - |
| 易 | easy | eki | yasa-shii |
| 暴 | outburst | bō | aba-ku |
| 条 | clause | jō | - |
| 枝 | branch | shi | eda |
| 査 | investigate | sa | - |
| 格 | status | kaku | - |
| 桜 | cherry | ō | sakura |
| 検 | examine | ken | - |
| 構 | construct | kō | kama-eru |
| 武 | military | bu or mu | - |
| 比 | compare | hi | kura-beru |
| 永 | eternity | ei | naga-i |
| 河 | river | ka | kawa |
| 液 | fluid | eki | - |
| 混 | mix | kon | ma-zaru |
| 減 | decrease | gen | he-ru |
| 測 | fathom | soku | haka-ru |
| 準 | standard | jun | - |
| 演 | perform | en | - |
| 潔 | undefiled | ketsu | isagiyo-i |
| 災 | disaster | sai | wazawa-i |
| 燃 | burn | nen | mo-eru |
| 版 | printing block | han | - |
| 犯 | crime | han | oka-su |
| 状 | form | jō | - |
| 独 | alone | doku | hito-ri |
| 率 | rate | ritsu or sotsu | hiki-iru |
| 現 | appear | gen | arawa-reru |
| 留 | detain | ryū ru | todo-maru |
| 略 | abbreviation | ryaku | - |
| 益 | benefit | eki | - |
| 眼 | eyeball | gan | me |
| 破 | rend | ha | yabu-ru |
| 確 | certain | kaku | tashi-ka |
| 示 | indicate | shi | shime-su |
| 祖 | ancestor | so | - |
| 禁 | prohibition | kin | - |
| 移 | shift | i | utsu-ru |
| 程 | extent | tei | hodo |
| 税 | tax | zei | - |
| 築 | fabricate | chiku | kizu-ku |
| 精 | refined | sei | - |
| 素 | elementary | su or so | moto |
| 経 | manage | kei or kyō | he-ru |
| 統 | unite | tō | su-beru |
| 絶 | discontinue | zetsu | ta-tsu |
| 綿 | cotton | men | wata |
| 総 | whole | sō | - |
| 編 | compile | hen | a-mu |
| 績 | exploits | seki | - |
| 織 | weave | shiki | o-ru |
| 罪 | guilt | zai | tsumi |
| 群 | flock | gun | mu-reru |
| 義 | righteousness | gi | - |
| 耕 | till | kō | tagaya-su |
| 職 | employment | shoku | - |
| 肥 | fertilizer | hi | ko-yasu |
| 能 | ability | nō | - |
| 興 | entertain | kyō | oko-su |
| 舌 | tongue | zetsu | shita |
| 舎 | cottage | sha | - |
| 術 | art | jutsu | sube |
| 衛 | defense | ei | - |
| 製 | manufacture | sei | - |
| 複 | duplicate | fuku | - |
| 規 | rule | ki | - |
| 解 | untie | ge or kai | to-ku |
| 設 | establish | setsu | mouke-ru |
| 許 | permit | kyo | yuru-su |
| 証 | evidence | shō | akashi |
| 評 | evaluate | hyō | - |
| 講 | lecture | kō | - |
| 謝 | apologize | sha | ayama-ru |
| 識 | discriminating | shiki | - |
| 護 | safeguard | go | mamo-ru |
| 豊 | bountiful | hō | yuta-ka |
| 財 | wealth | zai | - |
| 貧 | poor | hin | mazushi-i |
| 責 | blame | seki | se-meru |
| 貸 | lend | tai | ka-su |
| 貿 | trade | bō | - |
| 賀 | congratulations | ga | - |
| 資 | resources | shi | - |
| 賛 | approve | san | - |
| 質 | quality | shitsu | - |
| 輸 | transport | yu | - |
| 述 | mention | jutsu | no-beru |
| 迷 | astray | mei | mayo-u |
| 退 | retreat | tai | shirizo-ku |
| 逆 | inverted | gyaku | sakara-u |
| 造 | create | zō | tsuku-ru |
| 過 | go beyond | ka | ayama-chi |
| 適 | suitable | teki | - |
| 酸 | acid | san | - |
| 鉱 | mineral | kō | - |
| 銅 | copper | dō | - |
| 銭 | coin | sen | zeni |
| 防 | prevent | bō | fuse-gu |
| 限 | limit | gen | kagi-ru |
| 険 | precipitous | ken | kewa-shii |
| 際 | occasion | sai | kiwa |
| 雑 | miscellaneous | zatsu | - |
| 非 | negative | hi | ara-zu |
| 預 | deposit | yo | azu-keru |
| 領 | territory | ryō | - |
| 額 | amount | gaku | hitai |
| 飼 | domesticate | shi | ka-u |
