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Kanji taught in Grade 6 of Japanese elementary school
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Kanji taught in Grade 6 of Japanese elementary school
| English | Kanji | Strokes | Grade | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual | 異 | 11 | 6 | 631 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bequeath, leave behind, reserve | 遺 | 15 | 6 | 647 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| range, region, limits, stage, level | 域 | 11 | 6 | 396 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| eaves, roof, house, heaven | 宇 | 6 | 6 | 883 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| reflect, reflection, projection | 映 | 9 | 6 | 404 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| prolong, stretching | 延 | 8 | 6 | 747 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along | 沿 | 8 | 6 | 1121 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ego, I, selfish, our, oneself | 我 | 7 | 6 | 829 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ashes, puckery juice, cremate | 灰 | 6 | 6 | 1717 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| broaden, extend, expand, enlarge | 拡 | 8 | 6 | 611 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tower, tall building, palace | 閣 | 14 | 6 | 444 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt | 革 | 9 | 6 | 249 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split | 割 | 12 | 6 | 318 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants | 株 | 10 | 6 | 432 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls) | 巻 | 9 | 6 | 944 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dry, parch | 干 | 3 | 6 | 1349 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| watch over, see | 看 | 9 | 6 | 1060 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| simplicity, brevity | 簡 | 18 | 6 | 983 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dangerous, fear, uneasy | 危 | 6 | 6 | 606 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake | 揮 | 12 | 6 | 946 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| desk, table | 机 | 6 | 6 | 1671 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| precious, value, prize, esteem, honor | 貴 | 12 | 6 | 970 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question | 疑 | 14 | 6 | 283 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| suck, imbibe, inhale, sip | 吸 | 6 | 6 | 1054 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany | 供 | 8 | 6 | 313 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings | 胸 | 10 | 6 | 1144 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| home town, village, native place, district | 郷 | 11 | 6 | 1077 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| diligence, become employed, serve | 勤 | 12 | 6 | 830 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent | 筋 | 12 | 6 | 744 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| awe, respect, honor, revere | 敬 | 12 | 6 | 1078 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lineage, system | 系 | 7 | 6 | 567 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| admonish, commandment | 警 | 19 | 6 | 366 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| drama, play | 劇 | 15 | 6 | 662 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite | 激 | 16 | 6 | 560 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| hole, aperture, slit, cave, den | 穴 | 5 | 6 | 1366 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| constitution, law | 憲 | 16 | 6 | 551 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| authority, power, rights | 権 | 15 | 6 | 156 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| silk | 絹 | 13 | 6 | 1916 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stern, strictness, severity, rigidity | 厳 | 17 | 6 | 638 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| source, origin | 源 | 13 | 6 | 738 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| call, call out to, invite | 呼 | 8 | 6 | 498 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| self, snake, serpent | 己 | 3 | 6 | 1098 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mistake, err, do wrong, mislead | 誤 | 14 | 6 | 1150 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| empress, queen, after, behind, back, later | 后 | 6 | 6 | 1583 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| filial piety, child's respect | 孝 | 7 | 6 | 1030 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| emperor | 皇 | 9 | 6 | 721 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| crimson, deep red | 紅 | 9 | 6 | 1299 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| steel | 鋼 | 16 | 6 | 1246 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| descend, precipitate, fall, surrender | 降 | 10 | 6 | 596 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving | 刻 | 8 | 6 | 866 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| cereals, grain | 穀 | 14 | 6 | 1744 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| skeleton, bone, remains, frame | 骨 | 10 | 6 | 936 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| quandary, become distressed, annoyed | 困 | 7 | 6 | 843 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sand | 砂 | 9 | 6 | 1146 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit | 座 | 10 | 6 | 588 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| finish, come to an end, excusable, need not | 済 | 11 | 6 | 168 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern) | 裁 | 12 | 6 | 297 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| scheme, plan, policy, step, means | 策 | 12 | 6 | 209 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tome, counter for books, volume | 冊 | 5 | 6 | 1313 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| silkworm | 蚕 | 10 | 6 | 2272 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| figure, form, shape | 姿 | 9 | 6 | 441 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| private, I, me | 私 | 7 | 6 | 242 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in | 至 | 6 | 6 | 996 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| inspection, regard as, see, look at | 視 | 11 | 6 | 362 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| part of speech, words, poetry | 詞 | 12 | 6 | 1636 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| document, records | 誌 | 14 | 6 | 851 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| magnet, porcelain | 磁 | 14 | 6 | 1686 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shoot, shine into, onto, archery | 射 | 10 | 6 | 937 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice | 捨 | 11 | 6 | 1266 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule | 尺 | 4 | 6 | 1940 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature | 若 | 8 | 6 | 458 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| timber trees, wood | 樹 | 16 | 6 | 988 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store | 収 | 5 | 6 | 337 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence | 宗 | 8 | 6 | 997 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per | 就 | 12 | 6 | 624 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| masses, great numbers, multitude, populace | 衆 | 12 | 6 | 450 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate | 従 | 10 | 6 | 601 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward | 縦 | 16 | 6 | 1258 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce | 縮 | 17 | 6 | 909 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill | 熟 | 15 | 6 | 1415 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit) | 純 | 10 | 6 | 1044 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place | 処 | 5 | 6 | 547 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| signature, govt office, police station | 署 | 13 | 6 | 725 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| various, many, several, together | 諸 | 15 | 6 | 658 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except | 除 | 10 | 6 | 594 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point | 傷 | 13 | 6 | 845 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about | 将 | 10 | 6 | 634 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| hinder, hurt, harm | 障 | 14 | 6 | 742 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| castle | 城 | 9 | 6 | 795 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty | 蒸 | 13 | 6 | 1552 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| needle, pin, staple, stinger | 針 | 10 | 6 | 505 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel | 仁 | 4 | 6 | 1332 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| droop, suspend, hang, slouch | 垂 | 8 | 6 | 1720 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support | 推 | 11 | 6 | 507 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| measurement, foot/10 | 寸 | 3 | 6 | 1669 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| boom, prosper, copulate | 盛 | 11 | 6 | 712 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| holy, saint, sage, master, priest | 聖 | 13 | 6 | 1165 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity | 誠 | 13 | 6 | 1128 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| proclaim, say, announce | 宣 | 9 | 6 | 695 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely | 専 | 9 | 6 | 506 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| spring, fountain | 泉 | 9 | 6 | 1086 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| wash, inquire into, probe | 洗 | 9 | 6 | 1168 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dye, color, paint, stain, print | 染 | 9 | 6 | 837 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| virtuous, good, goodness | 善 | 12 | 6 | 765 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate | 創 | 12 | 6 | 741 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| play music, speak to a ruler, complete | 奏 | 9 | 6 | 1067 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stratum, social class, layer, story, floor | 層 | 14 | 6 | 801 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity | 操 | 16 | 6 | 1016 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| window, pane | 窓 | 11 | 6 | 1186 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess | 装 | 12 | 6 | 657 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| entrails, viscera, bowels | 臓 | 19 | 6 | 991 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| storehouse, hide, own, have, possess | 蔵 | 15 | 6 | 468 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| suppose, be aware of, believe, feel | 存 | 6 | 6 | 577 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted | 尊 | 12 | 6 | 1181 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| home, house, residence, our house, my husband | 宅 | 6 | 6 | 357 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shouldering, carry, raise, bear | 担 | 8 | 6 | 422 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| grope, search, look for | 探 | 11 | 6 | 930 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary | 誕 | 15 | 6 | 1024 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| warmth | 暖 | 13 | 6 | 1371 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| grade, steps, stairs | 段 | 9 | 6 | 479 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| price, cost, value | 値 | 10 | 6 | 518 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time | 宙 | 8 | 6 | 1005 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness | 忠 | 8 | 6 | 1113 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work | 著 | 11 | 6 | 849 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| government office | 庁 | 5 | 6 | 793 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tide, salt water, opportunity | 潮 | 15 | 6 | 1231 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak | 頂 | 11 | 6 | 1350 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge | 賃 | 13 | 6 | 961 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| pain, hurt, damage, bruise | 痛 | 12 | 6 | 903 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| unfold, expand | 展 | 10 | 6 | 352 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| party, faction, clique | 党 | 10 | 6 | 39 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sugar | 糖 | 16 | 6 | 1471 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer | 討 | 10 | 6 | 528 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward | 届 | 8 | 6 | 939 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect | 難 | 18 | 6 | 330 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| milk, breasts | 乳 | 8 | 6 | 1289 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe | 認 | 14 | 6 | 198 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store | 納 | 10 | 6 | 987 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| brain, memory | 脳 | 11 | 6 | 459 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| faction, group, party, clique, sect, school | 派 | 9 | 6 | 164 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| haiku, actor | 俳 | 10 | 6 | 1137 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| worship, adore, pray to | 拝 | 8 | 6 | 1443 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel | 背 | 9 | 6 | 696 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lungs | 肺 | 9 | 6 | 1387 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| squad, corps, unit, group | 班 | 10 | 6 | 1592 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| nightfall, night | 晩 | 12 | 6 | 1424 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny | 否 | 7 | 6 | 561 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| criticism, strike | 批 | 7 | 6 | 568 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| secret, conceal | 秘 | 10 | 6 | 862 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| abdomen, belly, stomach | 腹 | 13 | 6 | 1286 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stirred up, be invigorated, flourish | 奮 | 16 | 6 | 1521 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal | 並 | 8 | 6 | 599 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| closed, shut | 閉 | 11 | 6 | 951 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| highness, steps (of throne) | 陛 | 10 | 6 | 1429 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| one-sided, leaf, sheet | 片 | 4 | 6 | 1076 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner | 補 | 12 | 6 | 332 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| livelihood, make a living, spend time | 暮 | 14 | 6 | 978 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| treasure, wealth, valuables | 宝 | 8 | 6 | 1139 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy | 訪 | 11 | 6 | 372 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| deceased, the late, dying, perish | 亡 | 3 | 6 | 661 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| forget | 忘 | 7 | 6 | 1129 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line | 棒 | 12 | 6 | 1455 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets | 枚 | 8 | 6 | 911 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| curtain, bunting, act of play | 幕 | 13 | 6 | 835 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness | 密 | 11 | 6 | 815 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| alliance, oath | 盟 | 13 | 6 | 587 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| imitation, copy, mock | 模 | 14 | 6 | 668 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| translate, reason, circumstance, case | 訳 | 11 | 6 | 1050 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness | 優 | 17 | 6 | 334 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mail, stagecoach stop | 郵 | 11 | 6 | 917 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| infancy, childhood | 幼 | 5 | 6 | 1227 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving | 欲 | 11 | 6 | 902 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| the following, next | 翌 | 11 | 6 | 1070 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| riot, war, disorder, disturb | 乱 | 7 | 6 | 755 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| egg, ovum, spawn, roe | 卵 | 7 | 6 | 1342 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| perusal, see | 覧 | 17 | 6 | 1510 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side | 裏 | 13 | 6 | 812 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control | 律 | 9 | 6 | 992 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on | 臨 | 18 | 6 | 722 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful | 朗 | 10 | 6 | 1374 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| argument, discourse | 論 | 15 | 6 | 227 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
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