紀 Kanji – chronicle
The Japanese kanji 紀 can mean chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period.
Meaning and Readings
How is 紀 read?
紀 has the onyomi reading キ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ki.
Common Japanese Words Using 紀
These common Japanese words contain 紀. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 紀元（ きげん） — era
- 紀元前（きげんぜん） — pre-era, BC, BCE
- 紀行（きこう） — traveller's journal, traveler's journal, travelogue
- 綱紀（こうき） — law and order, (official) discipline
- 世紀（せいき） — century
- 世紀末（せいきまつ） — end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siècle
- 二十世紀（にじっせいき） — twentieth century
- 風紀（ふうき） — public morals, discipline, rules governing social behavior
- デボン紀（デボンき） — Devonian period