JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 記: "scribe, account, narrative"
The kanji 記 means "scribe, account, narrative". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キ in on'yomi and しる.す in kun'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)
しる.す
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 | scribe, account, narrative |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 149 of 2,501 |
Common words with 記
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 記憶memory; recollection; remembrance · memory; storage
- 記録record; document; minutes; log · record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
- 記すto write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of · to mention; to describe; to give an account of
- 記事article; news story; report; account
- 記念commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory · memento; souvenir; keepsake
- 日記diary; journal
- 記者reporter; journalist
- 記述description; account
- 記載mention (in a document); record; entry; statement
- 記account; history; chronicle; annals · notice; note; as follows
- 記憶力memory; ability to remember
- 記号sign; symbol; mark
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