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Kanji Detail for 記 - "record, write, document"

  • Meaning

    記 means "record, write, document."

    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."

  • 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).
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