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Chapter 3: Character Set Standards

e development of Gakushū KanjiTable 3-5.

Grade 1958—881 kanji

a

1977 —996 kanji 1992—1,006 kanji

5 194 195 185

6 144 190 181

Kyōiku Kanji was not divided into the six grade levels until 1958.a.

e general trend shown by Table 3-5 is that more kanji, although not signicantly more,

are now taught in the earlier grades. e Jōyō Kanji character set is currently under revi-

sion and is expected to grow.

Appendix J provides complete listings of the Jōyō Kanji, Gakushū Kanji, Jinmei-yō Kanji,

and NLC Kanji character sets.

Hanja in Korea

Korea has dened a list of hanja called Hanmun Gyoyukyong Gicho Hanja (

/󰓙󰌽󰓙󰁚 hanmun gyoyukyong gicho hanja), and enumerates the

1,800 hanja that students are expected to learn during their school years.

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e rst 900 of

these hanja are expected to be learned by students during middle school; the remaining

900 are expected to be learned through high school. ese hanja lists were established

on August 16, 1972. Forty-four of the 1,800 hanja were replaced on December 30, 2000,

which kept the number of hanja steady at 1,800.

Appendix K provides a complete printout of the 1,800 Hanmun Gyoyukyong Gicho Han-

ja (expanded to accommodate the KS X 1001:2004 character set standard—later in this

chapter, you’ll learn and appreciate why this expansion is necessary).

e Korean Supreme Court (/ daebeobwon) also