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記
Record, Write Down
しるす (shirusu)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 記 appears in many everyday words such as 日記 (diary), 記事 (article), and 記録 (record). Japanese students commonly keep a 日記 for writing practice.
Memory Trick
Imagine using words (言) to write something down so you'll never forget it. That's 記.
Readings
Onyomi: キ (ki)
Kunyomi: しるす (shirusu)
Example Words
日記
にっき (nikki)
Diary
記事
きじ (kiji)
Article
記録
きろく (kiroku)
Record
記念
きねん (kinen)
Commemoration
Example Sentence
毎日日記を書いています。
まいにち にっき を かいています。
mainichi nikki o kaiteimasu
I write a diary every day.