What is the Kanji for "Chronicle" and "Era"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Chronicle" and "Era", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Chronicle" and "Era" is "紀".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Ki".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "糸" means "Thread" and can be read as "Ito" and "Shi". And The component "已" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "紀" mean in japanese?

"紀" means "Chronicle" and "Era".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

世紀: "Century". The Japanese noun '世紀 (せいき)' means 'century'. A century is a period of 100 years. This word is used to refer to a specific timeframe of 100 years, such as the 20th century or the 21st century. For example: The 20th century was a time of great technological advancement - (20世紀は大きな技術革新の時代でした). Japan has a long history spanning many centuries - (日本は何世紀にもわたる長い歴史がある).

書紀: "Chronicle". The Japanese noun '書紀 (しょき)' refers to an official historical record or chronicle. It typically describes a comprehensive account of events, people, and happenings in a country or region over a particular period of time. The '書紀' is considered an important primary source for understanding the history and culture of ancient Japan. For example: The Kojiki is an ancient Japanese chronicle - (古事記は古代日本の書紀である).

紀元: "Era". The Japanese noun '紀元 (きげん)' means 'era'. It refers to a long period of time that is distinguished by some major historical, cultural, or political event or development. '紀元' can be used to describe a specific phase within the history of a country or civilization. For example: The Meiji era - (明治の紀元). This era started with the restoration of imperial rule in Japan in 1868.

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki"

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.