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According to
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8Diku_kanji#First_grade_\(80_kanji\)),
the kyōiku kanji covers 1,006 characters. There's also a reference link to the
[Ministry of Education - Japan](http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/new-
cs/youryou/syo/koku/001.htm) that seems to confirm this number.

However, I recently picked up [this
book](https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2%E5%AD%971026%E5%AD%97%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E6%9B%B8%E3%81%8D%E6%96%B9-%E5%9B%9B%E8%A8%82%E7%89%88-%E6%97%BA%E6%96%87%E7%A4%BE/dp/401011200X/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_ja_JP=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A&keywords=1026%20kanji&qid=1563356750&s=gateway&sr=8-1)
which teaches 1,026 kanji. Upon further research, I found additional books
that also teach 1,026 kanji.. [book
1](https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%AD%A3%E3%81%97%E3%81%8F%E6%9B%B8%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B-%E6%AD%A3%E3%81%97%E3%81%8F%E4%BD%BF%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B-%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E5%85%A8%E6%BC%A2%E5%AD%971026-%E5%AD%A6%E7%A0%94%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9/dp/4053047064/ref=pd_sbs_14_2/357-5500241-0213812?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=4053047064&pd_rd_r=aa706d66-a877-11e9-9a4d-29d7ab25ea42&pd_rd_w=EDFHs&pd_rd_wg=yoorn&pf_rd_p=ad2ea29d-ea11-483c-9db2-6b5875bb9b73&pf_rd_r=KF6MJZE8RVG09QFDHMZH&psc=1&refRID=KF6MJZE8RVG09QFDHMZH),
[book
2](https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2%E5%AD%971026%E3%81%8C5%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E3%81%A7%E8%A6%9A%E3%81%88%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C%E9%9B%86-%E3%81%95%E3%81%8B%E3%82%82%E3%81%A8%E5%BC%8F-%E8%A6%8B%E3%82%8B%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91%E6%9A%97%E8%A8%98%E6%B3%95%E5%AE%9F%E8%B7%B5%E7%89%88-%E5%9D%82%E6%9C%AC%E4%B8%83%E9%83%8E/dp/4804763066/ref=pd_sbs_14_1/357-5500241-0213812?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=4804763066&pd_rd_r=aa706d66-a877-11e9-9a4d-29d7ab25ea42&pd_rd_w=EDFHs&pd_rd_wg=yoorn&pf_rd_p=ad2ea29d-ea11-483c-9db2-6b5875bb9b73&pf_rd_r=KF6MJZE8RVG09QFDHMZH&psc=1&refRID=KF6MJZE8RVG09QFDHMZH),
among others.

The publisher of the book I purchased had an older edition of the book which
taught only 1,006 characters.. so I'm curious if the list was officially
updated recently, or the authors of these books are using a different version
of the list?

> Can anyone link to a reliable source that has un updated list of the kyōiku
> kanji? Is mext.go.jp the most reliable source?

For those curious, the # of kanji in the book by grade are as follows (with
wikipedia #s in parenthesis for comparison):

```

    Grade 1:  80 (80)
    Grade 2: 160 (160)
    Grade 3: 200 (200)
    Grade 4: 202 (200)
    Grade 5: 193 (185)
    Grade 6: 191 (181)
    
```
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Up-to-date list of Kyōiku kanji?
As of today, I thought to add the current state of the list.

4 characters moved from Grade 5 to 4:

賀 群 徳 富

1 character moven from Grade 6 to 4:

城

20 characters added to Grade 4:

茨 媛 岡 潟 岐 熊 香 佐 埼 崎 滋 鹿 縄 井 沖 栃 奈 梨 阪 阜

21 character moved from Grade 4 to 5:

囲 紀 喜 救 型 航 告 殺 士 史 象 賞 貯 停 堂 得 毒 費 粉 脈 歴

2 characters moved from Grade 4 to 6:

胃 腸

9 characters moved from Grade 5 to 6:

恩 券 承 舌 銭 退 敵 俵 預

Totally, 23 taken and 25 added to Grade 4, 13 taken and 21 added to Grade 5, 1
taken and 11 added to Grade 6.

**Original Answer Below:**

You may find the data most easily, I believe, on Kanshudo:
<https://www.kanshudo.com/collections/kyoiku_kanji> . According to them, the
expansion will happen in 2020 and involve the addition of the following kanji:
茨媛岡潟 岐熊香佐 埼崎滋鹿 縄井沖栃 奈梨阪阜 I believe, all of these are those used in Japanese
prefecture names.

It was not complicated to fint the initial Asahi announcement
(<https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ5K4VGYJ5KUTIL02Q.html>) and, besides
noting that the names of the prefectures are taught in 4th Grade, it can only
speculate how the yearly designations will shift.
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