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.
First grade (80 kanji)
| Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | one | ichi or itsu | hito-tsu |
| 二 | two | ni or ji | futa-tsu |
| 三 | three | san | mit-tsu |
| 四 | four | shi | yottsu or yon |
| 五 | five | go | itsu-tsu |
| 六 | six | roku | mut-tsu |
| 七 | seven | shichi | nana-tsu |
| 八 | eight | hachi | yat-tsu |
| 九 | nine | ku or kyū | kokono-tsu |
| 十 | ten | jū | tō |
| 百 | hundred | hyaku | momo |
| 千 | thousand | sen | chi |
| 上 | top | jō | ue |
| 下 | below | ka or ge | shita |
| 左 | left | sa | hidari |
| 右 | right | u or yū | migi |
| 中 | inside or middle | chū | naka |
| 大 | large | dai | ō-kii |
| 小 | small | shō | chii-sai |
| 月 | month or moon | gatsu or getsu | tsuki |
| 日 | day; sun | nichi | hi |
| 年 | year | nen | toshi |
| 早 | early | sō | haya-i |
| 木 | tree | moku; boku | ki |
| 林 | woods | rin | hayashi |
| 山 | mountain | san | yama |
| 川 | river | sen | kawa |
| 土 | soil | do | tsuchi |
| 空 | sky | kū | sora |
| 田 | rice paddy | den | ta |
| 天 | heaven; sky | ten | ama |
| 生 | life | sei or shō | i-kiru or u-mu or nama |
| 花 | flower | ka | hana |
| 草 | grass | sō | kusa |
| 虫 | insect | chū | mushi |
| 犬 | dog | ken | inu |
| 人 | person | jin or nin | hito |
| 名 | name | mei or myō | na |
| 女 | female | jo or nyo | on'na |
| 男 | male | dan or nan | otoko |
| 子 | child | shi or su | ko |
| 目 | eye | moku | me |
| 耳 | ear | ji or ni | mimi |
| 口 | mouth | kō | kuchi |
| 手 | hand | shu | te |
| 足 | foot or leg | soku | ashi |
| 見 | see | ken | mi-ru |
| 音 | sound | on | ne or oto |
| 力 | power | riki or ryoku | chikara |
| 気 | spirit | ki or ke | - |
| 円 | circle; yen | en | maru |
| 入 | enter | nyū | hai-ru or i-ru |
| 出 | exit | shutsu | de-ru |
| 立 | stand up | ritsu | ta-tsu |
| 休 | rest | kyū | yasu-mu |
| 先 | previous | sen | saki |
| 夕 | evening | seki | yū |
| 本 | book | hon | moto |
| 文 | writing | bun or mon | fumi |
| 字 | character | ji | azana |
| 学 | study | gaku | mana-bu |
| 校 | school | kō | - |
| 村 | village | son | mura |
| 町 | town | chō | machi |
| 森 | forest | shin | mori |
| 正 | correct | sei | tada-shii |
| 水 | water | sui | mizu |
| 火 | fire | ka | hi |
| 玉 | gem | gyoku | tama |
| 王 | king | ō | - |
| 石 | stone | seki | ishi |
| 竹 | bamboo | chiku | take |
| 糸 | thread | shi | ito |
| 貝 | shellfish | - | kai |
| 車 | wheeled vehicle | sha | kuruma |
| 金 | gold | kin | kane |
| 雨 | rain | u | ame |
| 赤 | red | seki | aka |
| 青 | blue | sei | ao |
| 白 | white | haku | shiro |
