The "tōyō kanji" (当用漢字, "kanji for general use") were the first kanji declared "official" by the Ministry for Japanese Education (文部科学省) on November 16,1946 (Shōwa 21).
The "tōyō kanji" (当用漢字, "kanji for general use") are the result of a reform of the characters of Chinese origin in the Japanese written language. They were the first kanji declared "official" by the Japanese Ministry of Education (文部科学省) on November 16,1946 (Shōwa 21).