I've made a "difficulty scale" based on how common the elements comprising a kanji are (as per this post), completely disregarding kanji readings or meanings. The pastebin link is an older version, but not much different than the list I've used.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...XQUE#gid=0
Take it with a grain of salt, and I don't know how this could be useful to anyone, but still...
I've calculated it with:
KD = ((C1+C2+C3+Cn)/n)*(KS/10)
KD = Kanji difficulty
C1...Cn = Component 1...Component n (rank from 1 to 81; 1 being the most common)
n = number of components
KS = Number of strokes
Here is the kanji_freq_report.txt with some custom rearrangement (i.e., all one-stroke characters except 亅 rank as 1st regardless of their actual rank, etc.):
http://pastebin.com/HpZQ4cjn
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Of some 7456 common jukugo, consisting of a total of 2055 kanji, here are the number of occurrences for them:
http://pastebin.com/yB71DU2M
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Common jukugo arranged by kanji grade:
Sheet 1: Grade 1 kanji only (total 180)
Sheet 2: Grade 1 and 2 kanji (total 553)
Sheet 3: Grade 1, 2 and 3 kanji (total 1098)
Sheet 4: Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 kanji (total 1168)
Sheet 5: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kanji (total 1219)
Sheet 6: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 kanji (total 852)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...li=1#gid=0
I parsed some more jukugo from EDICT (those marked as "common"):
Sheet 1: Grade 1 kanji only (total 142)
Sheet 2: Grade 1 and 2 kanji (total 427)
Sheet 3: Grade 1, 2 and 3 kanji (total 530)
Sheet 4: Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 kanji (total 684)
Sheet 5: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kanji (total 707)
Sheet 6: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 kanji (total 492)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...MVGc#gid=0
The following kanji make no common jukugo with any kanji from the same or lower grade:
1st grade: 貝,犬,虫
6th grade: 肺
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Some common words/jukugo for non-joyo kanji, based on an analysis of 5,000 novels:
http://pastebin.com/ZA0uuZMg
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...XQUE#gid=0
Take it with a grain of salt, and I don't know how this could be useful to anyone, but still...
I've calculated it with:
KD = ((C1+C2+C3+Cn)/n)*(KS/10)
KD = Kanji difficulty
C1...Cn = Component 1...Component n (rank from 1 to 81; 1 being the most common)
n = number of components
KS = Number of strokes
Here is the kanji_freq_report.txt with some custom rearrangement (i.e., all one-stroke characters except 亅 rank as 1st regardless of their actual rank, etc.):
http://pastebin.com/HpZQ4cjn
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Of some 7456 common jukugo, consisting of a total of 2055 kanji, here are the number of occurrences for them:
http://pastebin.com/yB71DU2M
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Common jukugo arranged by kanji grade:
Sheet 1: Grade 1 kanji only (total 180)
Sheet 2: Grade 1 and 2 kanji (total 553)
Sheet 3: Grade 1, 2 and 3 kanji (total 1098)
Sheet 4: Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 kanji (total 1168)
Sheet 5: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kanji (total 1219)
Sheet 6: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 kanji (total 852)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...li=1#gid=0
I parsed some more jukugo from EDICT (those marked as "common"):
Sheet 1: Grade 1 kanji only (total 142)
Sheet 2: Grade 1 and 2 kanji (total 427)
Sheet 3: Grade 1, 2 and 3 kanji (total 530)
Sheet 4: Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 kanji (total 684)
Sheet 5: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kanji (total 707)
Sheet 6: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 kanji (total 492)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...MVGc#gid=0
The following kanji make no common jukugo with any kanji from the same or lower grade:
1st grade: 貝,犬,虫
6th grade: 肺
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Some common words/jukugo for non-joyo kanji, based on an analysis of 5,000 novels:
http://pastebin.com/ZA0uuZMg
Edited: 2014-05-13, 3:56 pm