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Kanji Detail for 紀 - "chronicle, era, record"
紀
- Meaning
紀 means "chronicle, era, record."
Chronicle - A record of events.
Era - A period of history.
Order - To arrange; to regulate.
- 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.
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