Hanja Analyzer
記

記 — gi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
기록할 기
Romanization
gi
English
record; keep in mind, remember
Mandarin
jì
Japanese on'yomi
キ
Japanese kun'yomi
しる.す
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 2
Newspaper frequency
#149 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
言 (149, 3 residual)
Phonetic component
己
Unicode
U+8A18

Parts that make up 記

  • 言 말씀 언, 심사 화평할 은 혀 위에 표를 더한 모양말하고 적는 일
  • 己 몸 기sound 굽어 감긴 끈자기 자신. ‘기’ 계열의 소리

How 記 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 記 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 己.

Korean example words with 記

  • 고기古記 Korean gloss: 옛 문헌의 기록
  • 무기無記 Korean gloss: 아무것도 적지 않음
  • 기성記性 Korean gloss: 사물을 기억하는 능력
  • 음기陰記 Korean gloss: 비석의 뒷면에 새긴 글
  • 군기軍記 Korean gloss: 전쟁에 관한 이야기를 적은 책
  • 기표記票 Korean gloss: 투표용지에 써넣거나 표시를 함
  • 수기手記 Korean gloss: 자기의 생활이나 체험을 직접 쓴 기록
  • 실기實記 Korean gloss: 실제의 사실을 있는 그대로 적은 기록
  • 전기戰記 Korean gloss: 전쟁이나 전투에 대하여 쓴 기록이나 글
  • 전기傳記 Korean gloss: 한 사람의 일생 동안의 행적을 적은 기록
  • 홀기笏記 Korean gloss: 혼례나 제례 때에 의식의 순서를 적은 글
  • 후기後記 Korean gloss: 본문 끝에 덧붙여 기록함. 또는 그런 글

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 記

  • 記事きじ article; news story; report
  • 記者きしゃ reporter; journalist
  • 記録きろく record; document; minutes
  • 書記しょき clerk; secretary; writing down
  • 記念きねん commemoration; celebration; remembrance
  • 記憶きおく memory; recollection; remembrance
  • 記述きじゅつ description; account
  • 日記にっき diary; journal
  • 記念日きねんび memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
  • 記載きさい mention (in a document); record; entry
  • 記すしるす to write down; to note down; to jot down
  • 表記ひょうき expression in writing; written representation; notation

Characters sharing the phonetic 己

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “기”

Other hanja with radical 言

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