JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 紀: "chronicle, account, narrative"
The kanji 紀 means "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 780 of 2,501 |
Common words with 紀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 世紀century · era
- 風紀public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
- 紀period · Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
- 一世紀century
- 世紀末end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle · end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
- 半世紀half century
- 紀元前pre-era; BC; BCE
- 二十世紀twentieth century · Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
- 今世紀this century
- 前世紀last century; previous century · ancient times; old times
- 紀伊Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
- 紀元era · CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
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