記紀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
記	紀
き Grade: 2	き Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

Abbreviation of 古事記 (Kojiki, “Records of Ancient Matters”) and 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki, “Chronicles of Japan”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) き​き [kíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kʲi]

Proper noun

記(き)紀(き) • (Kiki) 

1. the Records of Ancient Matters and the Chronicles of Japan (the two oldest book of Japanese history)

   記(き)紀(き)歌(か)謡(よう) ― Kiki kayō ― Kiki poetry

   記(き)紀(き)神(しん)話(わ) ― Kiki shinwa ― Kiki mythology