記 — record, chronicle, note
き
記
record
き
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.
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Meanings
- record
- chronicle
- note
Readings
- On'yomi
- き ki
- Kun'yomi
- しる shiru
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).
Words by frequency and grade
42 wordsEach dot is a word containing 記: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 13 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
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.