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.
Second grade (160 kanji)
| Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 多 | many or much | ta | ō-i |
| 少 | a few or a little | shō | suku-nai or suko-shi |
| 万 | ten thousand | man | yorozu |
| 半 | half | han | naka-ba |
| 形 | shape | kei or gyō | katachi |
| 太 | great | ta | futo-i |
| 細 | thin | sai | hoso-i |
| 広 | wide | kō | hiro-i |
| 長 | long | chō | naga-i |
| 点 | point | ten | bochi |
| 丸 | circle | gan | maru |
| 交 | mix | kō | maji-waru |
| 光 | light | kō | hikari |
| 角 | angle or corner | kaku or kado | tsuno or sumi |
| 計 | measure | kei | haka-ru |
| 直 | straight or correct | choku or jiki | tada-chi or nao-su |
| 線 | line | sen | - |
| 矢 | arrow | shi | ya |
| 弱 | weak | jaku | yowa-i |
| 強 | strong | kyō | tsuyo-i |
| 高 | tall or high | kō | taka-i |
| 同 | same | dō | ona-ji |
| 親 | parent | shin | oya |
| 母 | mother | bo or haha | kaa |
| 父 | father | fu or chichi | tou |
| 姉 | older sister | shi | ane |
| 兄 | older brother | kei | ani |
| 弟 | younger brother | tei or dai | otouto |
| 妹 | younger sister | mai | imōto |
| 自 | oneself | ji or shi | mizuka-ra |
| 友 | friend | yū | tomo |
| 体 | body | tai | karada |
| 毛 | hair | mō | ke |
| 頭 | head | tō | atama |
| 顔 | face | gan | kao |
| 首 | neck | shu | kubi |
| 心 | heart | shin | kokoro |
| 時 | time | ji | toki |
| 曜 | weekday | yō | - |
| 朝 | morning | chō | asa |
| 昼 | daytime | chū | hiru |
| 夜 | night | ya | yoru |
| 分 | minute or understand | fun or bun | wa-karu |
| 週 | week | shū | - |
| 春 | spring | shun | haru |
| 夏 | summer | ka | natsu |
| 秋 | autumn | shū | aki |
| 冬 | winter | tō | fuyu |
| 今 | now | kon | ima |
| 新 | new | shin | atara-shii |
| 古 | old | ko | furu-i |
| 間 | interval | kan or ken | ma or aida |
| 方 | direction | hō | kata |
| 北 | north | hoku | kita |
| 南 | south | nan | minami |
| 東 | east | tō or higashi | azuma |
| 西 | west | sei or sai | nishi |
| 遠 | far | en | tō-i |
| 近 | near | kin | chika-i |
| 前 | in front | zen | mae |
| 後 | behind | go or kou | nochi or ushi-ro or ato |
| 内 | inside | nai | uchi |
| 外 | outside | gai or ge or soto | hoka or hazu-su |
| 場 | place | jō | ba |
| 地 | ground | chi or ji | - |
| 国 | country | koku | kuni |
| 園 | garden | en | sono |
| 谷 | valley | koku | tani |
| 野 | field | ya | no |
| 原 | field or origin | gen | hara |
| 里 | village | ri | sato |
| 市 | city | shi | ichi |
| 京 | capital | kyō or kei | miyako |
| 風 | wind | fū | kaze |
| 雪 | snow | setsu | yuki |
| 雲 | cloud | un | kumo |
| 池 | pond | chi | ike |
| 海 | sea | kai | umi |
| 岩 | rock | gan | iwa |
| 星 | star | sei | hoshi |
| 室 | room | shitsu | muro |
| 戸 | door | ko | to or be |
| 家 | house | ka or ke | ie |
| 寺 | Buddhist temple | ji | tera |
| 通 | pass through | tsū | tō-ru |
| 門 | gates | mon | kado |
| 道 | road | dō | michi |
| 話 | talk | wa or hanashi | hana-su |
| 言 | say | gen or gon or i-u | koto |
| 答 | answer | tō | kota-eru |
| 声 | voice | sei | koe |
| 聞 | hear | bun or mon | ki-ku |
| 語 | language | go | kata-ru |
| 読 | read | doku | yo-mu |
| 書 | write | sho | ka-ku |
| 記 | write down | ki | shiru-su |
| 紙 | paper | shi | kami |
| 画 | picture | ga or kaku | - |
| 絵 | picture | kai | e |
| 図 | drawing | zu | haka-ru |
| 工 | craft | kō or ku | - |
| 教 | teach | kyō | oshi-eru |
| 晴 | clear | sei | hare |
| 思 | think | shi | omo-u |
| 考 | think about | kō | kanga-eru |
| 知 | know | chi | shi-ru |
| 才 | ability | sai or zai | wazukani or zae |
| 理 | reason | ri | kotowari |
| 算 | calculate | san | - |
| 作 | make | saku | tsuku-ru |
| 元 | origin | gen or gan | moto |
| 食 | eat or meal | shoku or ta-beru | ku-u |
| 肉 | meat | niku | - |
| 馬 | horse | ba | uma or ma |
| 牛 | cow | gyū | ushi |
| 魚 | fish | gyo | uo or sakana |
| 鳥 | bird | chō | tori |
| 羽 | feather | u | ha or hane |
| 鳴 | chirp | mei | na-ku |
| 麦 | wheat | baku | mugi |
| 米 | rice | bei or mai | kome |
| 茶 | tea | cha or sa | - |
| 色 | colour | shoku | iro |
| 黄 | yellow | ō | ki |
| 黒 | black | koku | kuro |
| 来 | come | rai | ku-ru |
| 行 | go | kō or gyō | i-ku or yu-ku or okonau |
| 帰 | return home | ki | kae-ru |
| 歩 | walk | ho or aru-ku | ayu-mu |
| 走 | run | sō | hashi-ru |
| 止 | stop | shi | to-maru |
| 活 | active or alive | katsu | i-kiru |
| 店 | store | ten | mise |
| 買 | buy | bai | ka-u |
| 売 | sell | bai | u-ru |
| 午 | noon | go | uma |
| 汽 | steam | ki | - |
| 弓 | bow | kyū | yumi |
| 回 | -times or to revolve | kai | - |
| 会 | association | kai or e | a-u |
| 組 | association or team | so | kumi |
| 船 | ship | sen | fune |
| 明 | bright | mei | aka-rui |
| 社 | company | sha | yashiro |
| 切 | cut | setsu | ki-ru |
| 電 | electricity | den | - |
| 毎 | every | mai | - |
| 合 | fit | gō | a-u |
| 当 | hit | tō | a-taru |
| 台 | base | dai or tai | - |
| 楽 | pleasure | raku | tano-shii |
| 公 | public | kou | ōyake |
| 引 | pull | in | hi-ku |
| 科 | section | ka | - |
| 歌 | song | ka | uta |
| 刀 | sword | tō | katana |
| 番 | number | ban | - |
| 用 | use | yō | mochi-iru |
| 何 | what | ka | nani or nan |
