紀
紀·chronicle, record, era, period, order, discipline
- On-yomi
- キ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世紀 | せいき | century |
| 紀元 | きげん | era, epoch |
| 紀元前 | きげんぜん | BC, before the common era |
| 風紀 | ふうき | public morals, discipline |
Example sentences
二十世紀に多くの技術が生まれた。
にじっせいきにおおくのぎじゅつがうまれた。
Many technologies were born in the twentieth century.
紀元前三世紀の遺跡が見つかった。
きげんぜんさんせいきのいせきがみつかった。
Ruins from the third century BC were discovered.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 世記 for 世紀 — a century takes the thread radical
- Mixing 紀元 (an era's starting point) with 起源 (the origin of a thing) — both きげん
Memory aid
Picture it
糸 (thread) plus 己 (self): laying out the thread of time in order, so events can be recorded along it.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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