The kanji 記: meaning, readings and stroke order

記

Meaning: write down
On reading: キ ki
Kun reading: しる（す） shirusu
Strokes: 10
Radical: 言 speech
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ghi lại (ký)
Japanese: かいてのこす。
Korean: 적다, 기록하다 (기)
Chinese: 记下 (记)

Readings, words and example sentences

キ ki · on reading

日にっ記き
diary
毎日 日にっ記きをつけます。
I keep a diary every day.

しる（す） shirusu · kun reading · less common

記しるす
to write down
紙に名を 記しるします。
I write my name on the paper.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.