Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record
also written 紀
Noun
Abbreviation
2. Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Kanji used
regularly record
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (101 in total)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
article; news story; report; account
reporter; journalist
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
description; account
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
symbol; code; sign; notation
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
biography; life story
clear writing; specification
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
above-mentioned; above-named; above
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
annals; chronicle; chronology
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
Genesis (book of the Bible)
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
journal of one's travels
the following
medal; badge; insignia
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
Job (book of the Bible)
war chronicle
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
account of a (sports) game
keep in mind; take note of; remember
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
undermentioned (statement); the following; at left
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)
posting (of notes, notices, etc.); transcription
Book of Exodus (Bible)
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
erroneous entry; misentry; slip of the pen; writing down wrongly (a sum, etc.)
old chronicle; old record
written commentary on notable events or persons
guidebook; guide
writing oneself; self-recording
forecast of the future
Leviticus (book of the Bible)
memorization
keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
private records or documents
subject (of memo, email, etc.); title
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
prison diary; diary written in prison
general description; exhaustive listing
Numbers (book of the Bible)
court rank diploma
good memory; retentive memory
numeration system; number representation system
Judges (book of the Bible)
Joshua (book of the Bible)
addition (to a text); additional entry (e.g. to a database)
writing a musical score
multiple entry; listing
Samuel I (book of the Bible)
signified
signifier
one's memoirs; keepsake (not from a dead person)
Samuel II (book of the Bible)
Nehemiah (book of the Bible)
Esther (book of the Bible)
secret records; secret document; secret notes
record of an interview
Kings I (book of the Bible)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
diploma; testamur; graduation certificate
Ruth (book of the Bible)
Ezra (book of the Bible)
vyakarana (assurance of future enlightenment)
decoration diploma; diploma
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Kings II (book of the Bible)
abovementioned item; description at beginning of (this) text or document
abovementioned item; description at beginning of (this) text or document
single-entry (bookkeeping); voting for one person only
record of information about a Buddhist statue (usu. an inconspicuous inscription on the statue)
writing in red ink
Examples (2 in total)
By the way, how many of you keep a diary?
I have kept a diary for three years.