The aim of this paper is to discuss the relationship between the restrictions on the use of Kanji (Chinese characters) and the trend of thought of the KANBUN education in the Showa 20's. In Showa 27, some criticized this education system because of its restrictions on the use of Kanji. There were two following argument against it. (1) One side insisted on the abolition of the restrictions on the use of Kanji. (2) The other accepted the restrictions on the use of Kanji, but insisted on the particularity of the KANBUN education.