日本書紀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本	書	紀
にち > に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2	き Grade: 5
irregular	goon	kan’on

Alternative forms

• 日(に)本(ほん)紀(ぎ) (Nihongi)
• 書(しょ)紀(き) (Shoki)

Etymology

日本 (“Japan”) +‎ 書 (“book”) +‎ 紀 (“record”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɰ̃ ɕo̞kʲi]

Proper noun

日(に)本(ほん)書(しょ)紀(き) • (Nihon Shoki) 

1. the Chronicles of Japan (Japan's famous mythological and historical text, written mostly in Literary Chinese)

   Hyponym: 六国史 (Rikkokushi)

See also

• 本(ほん)書(しょ) (honsho)
• 記(き)紀(き) (Kiki)