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記 = 言 + 己

記 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “scribe”. It is built from 言 (say) and 己 (self). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 568.

Keyword
scribe
RTK frame
568
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しる.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
писец
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
記 record

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 己 self

How to find 記 without knowing its reading

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

Open 記 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.