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紀 = 糸 + 己

紀 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chronicle”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 己 (self). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1454.

Keyword
chronicle
RTK frame
1454
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
хроника
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
紀 record

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 己 self

How to find 紀 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “self”. 紀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 紀 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.