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Kanji Detail for 紀 - "chronicle, era, order"

紀

  • Meaning

    紀 means "chronicle, era, order."

    1. Chronicle - A record of events.

    2. Era - A period of history.

    3. Order - To arrange; to regulate.

  • Words using 紀

    • 世紀 せいき Listen century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
    • 二十世紀 にじっせいき Listen twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
    • 世紀末 せいきまつ Listen end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction)
    • 紀行 きこう Listen traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
    • 紀元前 きげんぜん Listen pre-era; BC; BCE
    • 紀元 きげん Listen era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
    • デボン紀 デボンき Listen Devonian period

  • Four-character idioms with 紀

    • 綱紀粛正 こうきしゅくせい Listen enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
    • 一新紀元 いっしんきげん Listen new era; new age
    • 風紀紊乱 ふうきびんらん Listen corrupt public morals

  • Tattoo check: 紀

    • Verified meaning: chronicle, era, order
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, かなめ, き, きい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 紀

    Given names 紀(おさむ)Listen 紀(かなめ)Listen 紀(きの)Listen 紀(こと)Listen 紀(ただし)Listen 紀(ただす)Listen 紀(つづる)Listen 紀(とし)Listen 紀(のり)Listen

    Surnames 紀(き)Listen 紀(きい)Listen 紀(きど)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    record, annal, historical account

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    discipline, age; period, era; record, annal

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Separating silk threads so they are not tangled. Hence managing affairs is also called 經紀. Also 紀綱僕. Seen in (Zuo Zhuan). Meaning one who manages affairs. Commonly, servants are called 紀綱. Also abbreviated as 紀. | A cord. 綱紀. Like saying guiding principles. The main rope of a net is called 綱. Small ropes are called 紀. Hence all that relates to rites and laws are called 紀. Such as 紀律 (discipline), 倫紀 (moral order). Meaning there are general principles and subdivisions. Like the main and branch ropes of a net. | Twelve years make one 紀. Referring to Jupiter orbiting the sun once. Now also calling age 年紀. | To record. Ordering things in sequence is called 紀. Such as 紀年 (chronicle) and such. Also books recording events. Arranged by year and month are also called 紀. Such as the Records of the Grand Historian having Basic Annals. Later histories all followed this.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    chronicle era order record document rule law year age annals history period register narrative account discipline

Sentences including 紀

  • A century is one hundred years.

  • He was born in the 19th century.

  • A hundred years is called a century.

  • A hundred years is called a century.

  • Public morals have been corrupted in this town.

  • This drawing dates back to the fifteenth century.

  • Yukiko likes potatoes.

  • Yuki! It's great to see you again!

  • Modern philosophy has its beginnings in the 19th century.

  • This oil painting dates from the 17th century.

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