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Kanji Detail for 記 - "to record, account, to remember"

記

  • Meaning

    記 means "to record, account, to remember."

    1. To record - To write down; to note; to document.

    2. To remember - To keep in mind.

    3. Account - Something written about events.

    4. Mark - A symbol; a sign.

    5. Kojiki - An abbreviation for "Records of Ancient Matters."

  • Words using 記

    • 書記 しょき Listen clerk; secretary; writing down
    • 記事 きじ Listen article; news story; report
    • 記者 きしゃ Listen reporter; journalist
    • 記録 きろく Listen record; document; minutes
    • 記憶 きおく Listen memory; recollection; remembrance
    • 日記 にっき Listen diary; journal
    • 記述 きじゅつ Listen description; account
    • 記念日 きねんび Listen memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

  • Four-character idioms with 記

    • 博聞強記 はくぶんきょうき Listen being widely read and having a highly retentive memory
    • 博覧強記 はくらんきょうき Listen encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory

  • Origin of 記

    言, words, beside 己, which lends the reading ki: words fixed down. 記す is to write down, 記憶 is memory, 日記 a diary — and 記者, a journalist, is literally the one who records.

    How to remember it: Words 言 tied to yourself 己 so they cannot get away — to write it down.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: to record, account, to remember
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read き, ふみ)

    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 記

    Given names 記(ふみ)Listen

    Surnames 記(き)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    scribe; account; narrative

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    record; keep in mind, remember

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mark, sign; to note, to record

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

    To remember. Recording so as not to forget. Such as 記問 (remembering and asking), 記誦 (memorizing). | To record. Such as 記過 (recording faults), 記賬 (keeping accounts). All books recording matters are also called 記. Such as "Book of Rites," "Records of the Grand Historian." | Letters and documents. Today those in charge of documents are called 書記 (secretary).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shirusu(しる-す) しる-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to record to remember account mark chronicle kojiki document diary journal archive log entry note memoir inscription register narrative notation history sign symbol pen compose

Sentences including 記

  • He is very busy writing stories.

  • I keep my diary every day.

  • Do you keep a diary?

  • He keeps a diary in english.

  • My brother has a good memory.

  • You have a good memory.

  • The fire is remembered in history.

  • I keep a diary in english.

  • I have kept a diary for three years.

  • Writing news stories is his job.

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