Hyōgai Kanji
, also known as , is a term for Japanese kanji outside the two major lists of jōyō kanji, which are taught in primary and secondary school, and the jinmeiyō kanji, which are additional kanji that are officially allowed for use in personal names. The term is also encountered but it designates all the kanji outside the list of jōyō kanji, including the jinmeiyō kanji. Number of hyōgaiji Because hyōgaiji is a catch-all category for "all unlisted kanji", there is no comprehensive list, nor is there a definitive count of how many hyōgaiji exist. The highest level of the Kanji kentei (test of kanji aptitude) tests approximately 6,000 characters, of which 2,999 are hyōgaiji. While in principle any Chinese character or newly coined variant may be used as hyōgaiji, the ''Kangxi Dictionary The ''Kangxi Dictionary'' ( (Compendium of standard characters from the Kangxi period), published in 1716, was the most authoritative dictionary of Chinese characters from the 18th cent ...
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