Basic Hanja for Educational Use (Korean: 한문 교육용 기초 한자, romanized: hanmun gyoyukyong gicho Hanja) 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.^[1]

• Kyōiku kanji
• Jōyō kanji

• 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)