Kanji Details:
- 紀
- Frequency:780
- Kun: nan
- On: キ
- Meaning: chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 世紀 せいき century, era 二十世紀 にじっせいき, にじゅっせいき twentieth century 世紀末 せいきまつ end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siecle 紀行 きこう traveller's journal, traveler's journal 紀元前 きげんぜん pre-era, BC, BCE 紀元 きげん era; AD (Christian era) 綱紀粛正 こうきしゅくせい eliminating corruption among government officials, tightening discipline (among) 綱紀 こうき law and order, discipline 前世紀 ぜんせいき last century, ancient times 紀 き (geological) period; Nihon-shoki