Kanji

記

scribe, account, narrative

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しるす

Nanori (Name Reading)

しるす, とし, なり, のり, ふさ, ふみ, よし

Common Readings

キ, しる…す

Example sentences

記憶 きおく
古い記憶を辿って、子供の頃の家を探した。

Tracing old memories, I looked for my childhood home.

蘇る よみがえる
古い記憶が鮮やかに蘇った。

Old memories were vividly revived.

記録 きろく
彼は世界記録を破った

He broke the world record.

破る やぶる
彼は世界記録を破った。

He broke the world record.

記す しるす
彼は自分の経験を日記に記した

He recorded his experiences in his diary.

暦 こよみ
日本の古い暦には多くの行事が記されている。

Many events are recorded in Japan's old calendar.

記事 きじ
新聞で事件に関する面白い記事を読んだ

I read an interesting article about the incident in the newspaper.

載る のる
私の記事が地元の新聞に載った

My article appeared in the local newspaper.

記念 きねん
卒業の記念に、みんなで写真を撮った。

To commemorate graduation, we all took a photo together.

打 だ
記念すべき第一打を放った。

He let fly the memorable first hit.

Example Vocabulary

記憶

きおく

memory; recollection; storage

記録

きろく

record; document; results

記す

しるす

to write down; to record; to note

記事

きじ

article; report; news story

記念

きねん

commemoration; souvenir; memorial

日記

にっき

diary; journal

記者

きしゃ

reporter; journalist

記載

きさい

mention; entry; record (in a document)

記述

きじゅつ

description; statement; recording

記憶力

きおくりょく

memory; ability to remember

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