記紀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
記	紀
き Grade: 2	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Blend of 古事記 (Kojiki) +‎ 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki).

Can also be parsed as a compound of 記 (き) (Ki, “Kojiki”) + 紀 (き) (Ki, “Nihon Shoki”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) きき [kíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [kʲikʲi]

Proper noun

記紀 (hiragana きき, rōmaji Ki-Ki)

the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, two historical records of ancient Japan

Derived terms

記 (き)紀 (き)歌 (か)謡 (よう) (Ki-Ki kayō)
記 (き)紀 (き)神 (しん)話 (わ) (Ki-Ki shinwa)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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