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).
記
ki
record
上
記
jouki
above-mentioned
下
記
kaki
the following
日
記
nikki
diary
記
入
kinyuu
entry
明
記
meiki
clear statement
書
記
shoki
secretary
後
記
kouki
postscript
前
記
zenki
aforementioned
手
記
shuki
memoir
記
事
kiji
article
記
者
kisha
journalist
追
記
tsuiki
postscript
記
号
kigou
symbol
表
記
hyouki
notation
登
記
touki
registration
暗
記
anki
memorization
速
記
sokki
shorthand
筆
記
hikki
writing
記
録
kiroku
record
記
念
kinen
commemoration
伝
記
denki
biography
戦
記
senki
war chronicle
記
述
kijutsu
description
雑
記
zakki
miscellaneous notes
記
憶
kioku
memory
記
載
kisai
description
簿
記
boki
bookkeeping
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.