KANJI: KI shiru (chronicle, scribe, account, narrative)

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Character Etymology:

At left, the radical meaning, "words," combined with the radical at right meaning "thread;" thread being used both for its phonetic sound and to express the idea from end to end. Thus, the character means something like, "through verbal account," and of course now also of written accounts.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: KI
kun-yomi: shiru(su)

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: nori

English Definitions:

1. KI: account, narrative, history, annals; remembering; writing; the Kojiki.
2. ki(suru): write down, record, describe; remember.
3. shiru(su): write down; inscribe; mention, give and account of.
4. shirushi: record.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 5563
Henshall: 95

Unicode Encoded Version:

記

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

記入 (kinyuu): entry (in a record)
記名 (kimei): signature.
日記 (nikki): diary, daily journal.

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