Kanji

紀

紀

chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, おさ, おさむ, かず, かなめ, こと, しるす, すみ, ただ, ただし, つぐ, つな, とし, のり, はじめ, もと, よし

Common Readings

キ

Example sentences

世紀 せいき
私たち は 21 世紀 に 生きている 。

We live in the 21st century.

儀式 ぎしき
その 伝統的 な 儀式 は 、 何 世紀 も 受け継がれてきた 。

That traditional ceremony has been passed down for centuries.

風紀 ふうき
その 学校 は 風紀 が 厳しい こと で 有名 だ 。

That school is famous for its strict discipline.

世紀末 せいきまつ
世紀末 特有 の 退廃的 な 雰囲気 が 漂っている 。

The decadent atmosphere unique to the end of the century is in the air.

紀元前 きげんぜん
紀元前 に 建てられた ピラミッド は 、 今 でも 多く の 謎 に 包まれている 。

The pyramids built before Christ are still shrouded in many mysteries today.

秦 しん
秦 は 紀元前 221 年 に 初めて 中国 を 統一した 。

The Qin dynasty unified China for the first time in 221 BC.

Example Vocabulary

世紀

せいき

century

風紀

ふうき

public morals; discipline; order

世紀末

せいきまつ

end of the century; fin de siècle

一世紀

いっせいき

紀

き

半世紀

はんせいき

今世紀

こんせいき

紀元前

きげんぜん

Before Christ; B.C.

前世紀

ぜんせいき

二十世紀

にじっせいき

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