当用漢字 とうようかんじ Meanings Noun tōyō kanji (i.e.: list of 1,850 kanji approved for general use in 1946, superseded by the jōyō kanji in 1981) See also: 常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ). Kanji 当 apply. Read as トウ. 用 use. Read as ヨウ. 漢 Han. Read as カン. 字 character. Read as ジ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists