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All Grade-1 Kanji

This list covers all the 80 Grade-1 Kanji as per Japanese school grade syllabus. This is a huge list. Going through this list is good once you have learnt most of the Kanji in this grade. If you are starting to learn now, I recommend you to go through small group of Kanji gathered by similarity or meaning or that has some relation with each other - Check out Grade-1 Kanji groups here.

List of all Grade-1 Kanji

# Kanji Meaning OnYomi KunYomi
1 一 One Ichi, Itsu Hito-Tsu
2 二 Two Ni, Ji Futa-Tsu
3 三 Three San Mit-Tsu
4 四 Four Shi Yot-Tsu, Yon
5 五 Five Go Itsu-Tsu
6 六 Six Roku Mut-Tsu
7 七 Seven Shichi Nana-Tsu
8 八 Eight Hachi Yat-Tsu
9 九 Nine Ku, Kyū Kokono-Tsu
10 十 Ten Jū Tō
11 百 Hundred Hyaku Momo
12 千 Thousand Sen Chi
13 上 Top, Above Jō Ue
14 下 Bottom, Below Ka, Ge Shita, Shimo, Moto
15 左 Left Sa Hidari
16 右 Right U, Yū Migi
17 中 Inside, Middle Chū, Jū Naka
18 大 Large Dai, Tai Ō-Kii
19 小 Small Shō Chii-Sai, Ko, O
20 月 Month; Moon Gatsu, Getsu Tsuki
21 日 Day; Sun Nichi, Jitsu Hi, Ka
22 年 Year Nen Toshi
23 早 Early Sō, Sa- Haya-I
24 木 Tree Moku, Boku Ki
25 林 Woods Rin Hayashi
26 山 Mountain San, Zan Yama
27 川 River Sen Kawa
28 土 Soil Do, To Tsuchi
29 空 Sky Kū Sora, A-Ku, Kara
30 田 Rice Paddy Den Da, Ta
31 天 Heaven Ten Ame, Ama
32 生 Life, Bear; Raw Sei, Shō I-Kiru, U-Mu, Nama
33 花 Flower Ka Hana
34 草 Grass Sō Kusa
35 虫 Insect Chū Mushi
36 犬 Dog Ken Inu
37 人 Person Jin, Nin Hito
38 名 Name Mei, Myō Na
39 女 Female Jo, Nyo On'Na
40 男 Male Dan, Nan Otoko
41 子 Child Shi, Su Ko
42 目 Eye Moku Me
43 耳 Ear Ji, Ni Mimi
44 口 Mouth Kou Kuchi
45 手 Hand Shu Te
46 足 Foot Soku Ashi
47 見 See Ken, Gen Mi-Ru
48 音 Sound On Ne, Oto
49 力 Power Riki, Ryoku Chikara
50 気 Spirit; Air Ki, Ke Iki
51 円 Yen; Circle En Maru
52 入 Enter Nyū Hai-Ru, I-Ru
53 出 Exit Shutsu De
54 立 Stand Up Ritsu Ta-Tsu
55 休 Rest Kyū Yasu-Mu
56 先 Previous Sen Saki
57 夕 Evening Seki Yū
58 本 Book Hon Moto
59 文 Text Bun, Mon Fumi
60 字 Character Ji Aza
61 学 Study Gaku Mana-Bu
62 校 School Kō Kase
63 村 Village Son Mura
64 町 Town Chō Machi
65 森 Forest Shin Mori
66 正 Correct Sei, Shō Tada-Shii, Masa
67 水 Water Sui Mizu
68 火 Fire Ka Hi
69 玉 Gem Gyoku Tama
70 王 King Ou Kimi
71 石 Stone Seki, Koku Ishi
72 竹 Bamboo Chiku Take
73 糸 Thread Shi Ito
74 貝 Shellfish Bai Kai
75 車 Vehicle Sha Kuruma
76 金 Gold,Money Kin Kane, Kana
77 雨 Rain U Ame, Ama
78 赤 Red Seki Aka
79 青 Blue Sei, Shō Ao
80 白 White Haku Shiro, Shira

Now you have completed learning them - Congrats. This is a "small success" and a step ahead to completing all School Grade-1 Japanese Kanji

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