記紀
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 記 | 紀 |
| き Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 5 |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
From 記 (Ki, short for 古事記 (Kojiki), oldest chronicle compiled around 712 CE) + 紀 (Ki, short for 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki), second-oldest chronicle compiled on 720 CE).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
- the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, two of the oldest historical records of ancient Japan
Derived terms
- 記紀歌謡 (Kiki kayō, “songs (poems) in Kojiki and Nihon Shoki”)
- 記紀神話 (Kiki shinwa, “myths in Kojiki and Nihon Shoki”)
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 記 read as き
- Japanese terms spelled with 紀 read as き
- Japanese terms read with kan'on
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters