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記

Scribe

WaniKani level 7JLPT N3Joyo grade 2Top 500 Β· #14910 strokes

Meanings

Scribe, Account, Narrative

On'yomi

き

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

しる.す

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 記

記 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

記 (Scribe) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #149 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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