Basic Hanja for Educational Use

Basic Hanja for Educational Use
Hangul	한문 교육용 기초 한자
Hanja	漢文敎育用基礎漢字
RR	Hanmun gyoyungnyong gicho hanja
MR	Hanmun kyoyungnyong kich'o hancha

Basic Hanja for Educational Use (Korean: 한문 교육용 기초 한자) are a subset of Hanja defined in 1972 (and subsequently revised in 2000) by the South Korean Ministry of Education for educational use. Students are expected to learn 900 characters in middle school and a further 900 at high school.

See also

• Kyōiku kanji
• Jōyō kanji

External links

• What are the basic 1,800 Chinese characters for Hanja education? — Official site of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (in Korean)
  • Basic Chinese Characters for Hanja Education (effective from the 2014 school year).pdf — Official list of the current 1,800 Hanja characters taught in South Korean primary and secondary schools (in Korean)
• The guidance materials for textbook development according to the 2022 revised curriculum — by the Ministry of Education (in Korean)
  • 2. Guidance materials for textbook development according to the 2022 revised curriculum II - Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Education, Music, and Art, pages 50-62, is the latest version of the basic Chinese characters for Chinese character education currently in use