記 — record, chronicle, note
き
記
record
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
10 strokes
mind
U+8A18
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #149
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #529
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- record
- chronicle
- note
word
き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
しる shiru Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
げん
言
say
#149
おのれ
己
self
#49
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 言 (words) gives the meaning. 己 (ki/ko, self) provides the sound. To record or chronicle.