Features

• Includes all 2,136 characters of the revised Joyo Kanji list, plus some 9,500 words written with those characters. The Joyo Kanji are sorted into seven levels aligned with the stages of learning. Each character is presented with its readings and stroke order, as well as examples of words that incorporate it.

  The seven levels basically correspond with the following learning stages.

  Level 1	（No.1-250）	Beginning
  Level 2	（251-350）	Beginning
  Level 3	（351-1200）	Intermediate
  Level 4	（1201-1420）	Advanced
  Level 5	（1421-1832）	Advanced
  Level 6	（1833-1942）	Highly advanced
  Level 7	（1943-2136）	Highly advanced

• The kanji are arranged based on shape, meaning, and vocabulary. The characters within each level are placed near others that are associated with them, such as kanji that share similar shapes, have high frequency of use, or form the same kanji compounds. Word entries considered important or difficult are highlighted.
• The following information is given for each kanji.

  1. Number of strokes and order of strokes

  2. Readings

  3. Appearance in text

  4. Variations and similarly shaped characters (if any)

• Example words considered very important to know (key words) are printed in red. Those that are very difficult or are deemed special cases are marked with symbols.
• The Appendices include a kanji list by level, indexes ordered by the characters’ readings and forms, and a vocabulary index.