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.
Sixth grade (181 kanji)
| Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 並 | row | hei | nami or nara-bu |
| 乱 | riot | ran | mida-reru |
| 乳 | milk | nyū | chichi |
| 亡 | deceased | bō | na-kunaru |
| 仁 | kindness | jin | |
| 供 | offer | kyō or ku | tomo |
| 俳 | actor | hai | |
| 値 | value | chi | atai |
| 傷 | wound | shō | kizu |
| 優 | superior | yū | yasa-shii |
| 党 | political party | tō | |
| 冊 | counter for books | satsu | - |
| 処 | dispose | sho | - |
| 刻 | engrave | koku | kiza-mu |
| 割 | divide | katsu | wa-ru |
| 創 | create | sō | tsuku-ru |
| 劇 | drama | geki | - |
| 勤 | diligence | kin | tsuto-meru |
| 危 | dangerous | ki | aya-ui |
| 卵 | egg | ran | tamago |
| 厳 | strict | gen | kibi-shii |
| 収 | take in | shū | osa-meru |
| 后 | queen | gō | kisaki |
| 否 | negate | hi | ina or iya |
| 吸 | suck | kyū | su-u |
| 呼 | call | ko | yo-bu |
| 善 | good | zen | yo-i |
| 困 | become distressed | kon | koma-ru |
| 垂 | droop | sui | ta-reru |
| 城 | castle | jō | shiro |
| 域 | range | iki | - |
| 奏 | play music | sō | kana-deru |
| 奮 | stirred up | hun | huru-u |
| 姿 | shape | shi | sugata |
| 存 | suppose | son | - |
| 孝 | filial piety | kō | - |
| 宅 | home | taku | ie |
| 宇 | eaves | u | - |
| 宗 | religion | shū | sō |
| 宙 | mid-air | chū | - |
| 宝 | treasure | hō | takara |
| 宣 | proclaim | sen | notama-u |
| 密 | secrecy | mitsu | - |
| 寸 | measurement | sun | - |
| 専 | specialty | sen | moppa-ra |
| 射 | shoot | sha | i-ru |
| 将 | leader | shō | - |
| 尊 | revered | son | touto-bu |
| 就 | concerning | shū | tsu-ku |
| 尺 | measure of length | shaku | - |
| 届 | deliver | - | todo-ku |
| 展 | expand | ten | - |
| 層 | stratum | sō | - |
| 己 | self | ko | onore |
| 巻 | scroll | kan | ma-ku |
| 幕 | curtain | maku or baku | - |
| 干 | dry | kan | ho-su |
| 幼 | infancy | yō | osana-i |
| 庁 | government office | chō | - |
| 座 | sit | za | suwa-ru |
| 延 | prolong | en | no-basu |
| 律 | rhythm | ritsu | - |
| 従 | obey | jū | shitaga-u |
| 忘 | forget | bō | wasu-reru |
| 忠 | loyalty | chū | - |
| 憲 | constitution | ken | - |
| 我 | ego | ga | ware |
| 批 | criticism | hi | - |
| 担 | shouldering | tan | nina-u |
| 拝 | worship | hai | oga-mu |
| 拡 | broaden | kaku | hiro-geru |
| 捨 | throw away | sha | su-teru |
| 探 | grope | tan | saga-su |
| 推 | infer | sui | - |
| 揮 | command | ki | - |
| 操 | maneuver | sō | ayatsu-ru |
| 敬 | respect | kei | uyama-u |
| 映 | reflect | ei | utsu-ru |
| 晩 | nightfall | ban | - |
| 暖 | warmth | dan | atata-kai |
| 暮 | livelihood | bo | ku-rasu |
| 朗 | melodious | rō | hoga-raka |
| 机 | desk | ki | tsukue |
| 枚 | sheet of... | mai | - |
| 染 | dye | sen | so-meru |
| 株 | stocks | kabu | - |
| 棒 | rod | bō | - |
| 模 | imitation | mo or bo | - |
| 権 | rights | ken | - |
| 樹 | trees | ju | ki |
| 欲 | longing | yoku | ho-shii |
| 段 | steps | dan | - |
| 沿 | run alongside | en | so-u |
| 泉 | fountain | sen | izumi |
| 洗 | wash | sen | ara-u |
| 派 | sect | ha | - |
| 済 | settle | sai | su-mu |
| 源 | origin | gen | minamoto |
| 潮 | tide | chō | shio |
| 激 | violent | geki | hage-shii |
| 灰 | ashes | kai | hai |
| 熟 | ripen | juku | u-reru |
| 片 | one-sided | hen | kata |
| 班 | group | han | - |
| 異 | uncommon | i | koto-naru |
| 疑 | doubt | gi | utaga-u |
| 痛 | pain | tsū | ita-i |
| 皇 | emperor | kō | ō |
| 盛 | prosper | sei | mo-ru |
| 盟 | alliance | mei | - |
| 看 | watch over | kan | - |
| 砂 | sand | sa or sha | suna |
| 磁 | magnet | ji | - |
| 私 | me | shi | watakushi or watashi |
| 秘 | secret | hi | - |
| 穀 | cereal | koku | - |
| 穴 | hole | ketsu | ana |
| 窓 | window | sō | mado |
| 筋 | muscle | kin | suji |
| 策 | scheme | saku | - |
| 簡 | simplicity | kan | - |
| 糖 | sugar | tō | - |
| 系 | lineage | kei | - |
| 紅 | deep red | kō | beni or kurenai |
| 納 | settlement | nō | osa-meru |
| 純 | genuine | jun | - |
| 絹 | silk | ken | kinu |
| 縦 | vertical | ju | tate |
| 縮 | shrink | shuku | chidi-mu |
| 署 | government office | sho | - |
| 翌 | the following | yoku | - |
| 聖 | holy | sei | - |
| 肺 | lung | hai | - |
| 背 | back | hai | se |
| 胸 | bosom | kyō | mune |
| 脳 | brain | nō | - |
| 腹 | abdomen | fuku | hara |
| 臓 | entrails | zō | - |
| 臨 | lookover | rin | nozo-mu |
| 至 | climax | shi | ita-ru |
| 若 | young | jaku | waka-i |
| 著 | renowned | cho | arawa-su or ichijiru-shii |
| 蒸 | steam | jō | mu-su |
| 蔵 | warehouse | zō | kura |
| 蚕 | silkworm | san | kaiko |
| 衆 | masses | shū | - |
| 裁 | judge | sai | saba-ku |
| 装 | attire | sō or shō | yosoo-u |
| 裏 | back | ri | ura |
| 補 | supplement | ho | ogina-u |
| 視 | look at | shi | mi-ru |
| 覧 | perusal | ran | - |
| 討 | chastise | tō | u-tsu |
| 訪 | visit | hō | otozu-reru |
| 訳 | translate | yaku | wake |
| 詞 | poetry | shi | kotoba |
| 誌 | document | shi | - |
| 認 | recognize | nin | mito-meru |
| 誕 | born | tan | - |
| 誠 | sincerity | sei | makoto |
| 誤 | mistake | go | ayama-ru |
| 論 | theory | ron | - |
| 諸 | everything | sho | moro |
| 警 | guard against | kei | - |
| 貴 | precious | ki | - |
| 賃 | fare | chin | - |
| 遺 | bequeath | i | - |
| 郵 | yū | - | |
| 郷 | home town | kyō | gō |
| 針 | needle | shin | hari |
| 鋼 | steel | kō | hagane |
| 閉 | closed | hei | shi-meru |
| 閣 | tall | kaku | - |
| 降 | descend | kō | o-riru |
| 陛 | majesty | hei | - |
| 除 | exclude | jo or ji | nozo-ku |
| 障 | hurt | shō | sawa-ru |
| 難 | difficult | nan | muzuka-shii |
| 革 | leather | kaku | kawa |
| 頂 | place on the head | chō | itada-ku |
| 骨 | bone | kotsu | hone |
