Kanji breakdown
Paste any Japanese text or a single compound. The tool extracts every unique kanji and tags each one with its JLPT level, Joyo school grade, and frequency rank in modern newspaper text. Useful for "where does this kanji sit in difficulty?" - whether you're grading a passage, deciding what to study next, or sizing up a book before you commit.
| Kanji | JLPT | Joyo grade | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 経 | N3 | Grade 5 | Top 500 |
| 済 | N3 | Grade 6 | Top 500 |
| 産 | N3 | Grade 4 | Top 500 |
| 業 | N4 | Grade 3 | Top 500 |
| 省 | N2 | Grade 4 | 500-1,000 |
What the labels mean
JLPT level. N5 (easiest) through N1 (hardest). The unofficial post-2010 lists. Mapping kanji-to-level isn't published by the JEES, so community-aggregated lists are used; minor variation between sources, but the assignments here track the most-cited set.
Joyo grade. The Japanese government's common-use kanji list, split by the school grade in which children learn each character. Grades 1-6 (elementary), plus "General use" (taught in junior high and high school - upstream grade 8). Total: 2,136 characters.
Frequency rank. Bucketed by how often the kanji appears in modern newspaper text. F1 is the top 500 most common; F5 covers ranks 2,000-2,500. Kanji past 2,500 are rare in journalism.
Common queries this tool answers
- Is this kanji on the JLPT? Paste it, read the badge.
- What school grade do Japanese children learn this in? The Joyo grade column.
- Is this compound made of common kanji or rare ones? Paste 経済産業省 and see each character's frequency rank.
- Which kanji in this article should I focus on? Paste the article; lower JLPT levels are more foundational.
Check what you already know
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