Yuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen starts as a first-year high school student, equivalent to 10th grade in the Japanese system.

This places him around 15-16 years old at the series' outset, balancing a normal teen life with his sudden plunge into jujutsu sorcery after ingesting Sukuna's finger.

School Year Basics

Yuji attends Saitama Prefectural Sugisawa High School as a first-year (ichinen sei), which aligns with Japan's standard grading:

  • 1st year : Ages 15-16 (U.S. 10th grade equivalent).
  • 2nd year : Ages 16-17.
  • 3rd year : Ages 17-18 (final year before college or work).

By the manga's later arcs—like the Culling Game and Shinjuku Showdown—time skips and intense training haven't explicitly advanced his schooling, but his peers (Megumi and Nobara) remain in the same bracket. Fans often speculate he'd be held back or drop out due to curse-hunting duties.

Jujutsu Sorcerer Grade Confusion

Don't mix up school grade with sorcerer grade—Yuji has no official sorcerer rank.

  • As a newbie, he'd start at Grade 4 (lowest for students).
  • Gojo pushes for Grade 1 promotion early on, citing his raw power and Divergent Fist.
  • Manga feats (Black Flash mastery, Blood Manipulation, shrine techniques vs. Sukuna) scream Grade 1 or Special Grade potential by chapters 250+.

Aspect| School Grade| Sorcerer Grade
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Start| 1st year high school| Unranked/Grade 4 5
Peak Power| Still 1st/2nd year implied| Semi-Grade 1 to Special 13
Key Feat| Athletic prodigy| Beats Mahito, rivals Sukuna 1

Fan & Forum Takes

Reddit buzz from r/JuJutsuKaisen and r/Jujutsushi pegs him as "solid Grade 2, pushing Semi-Grade 1" post-Mahito fight (anime era), escalating to Special Grade debates now.

"Yuji should be Special Grade like Yuta—Black Flash alone catapults him past Grade 1." – Forum user on latest manga

TL;DR : School-wise, Yuji's locked in 1st-year high school (10th grade) ; sorcerer-wise, unofficially Grade 1+ and climbing.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.