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    3. 紀

    紀

    紀き

    period

    NTNature & EnvironmentHistoryKanji Vocab9 strokes

    き

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    period
    geology

    Noun

    2.
    Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE), Nihongi, Chronicles of Japan
    abbreviation
    3.
    Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
    abbreviationhistorical term

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    紀
    chronicle・account・narrative・history・annals…(1)
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