9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

On'yomi
  • period ②Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE) ③Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Nanori
  • おさむ
  • ただす
  • とし
  • とも
  • のり
  • もと

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

chronicle, account, narrative
キ おさむ ただす (4th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

century ②era ③of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
public morals
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
end of a century (esp. 19th) ②end of the world (esp. in fiction)
era ②CE (Common Era)
law and order
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References

Unicode hex code 7D00
JIS X 0208 1-21-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3497
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4439
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1276
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1628
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 856
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1173
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1354
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1454
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 930
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1424
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 666
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27234
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 449
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 372
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 373
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 578
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1619
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 472
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 521
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 634
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1512
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1366
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a3.5
Four corner code 2791.7
De Roo Code 2756