Today’s Kanji is “記” (shiru-su); Kanji for “to write down”.
Handwritten Kanji “記” (shiru-su)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “記”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 記 | キ しる-す |
ki shiru-su |
10 | 言 | to write down |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “記”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 日記をつける | にっきをつける | nikki wo tsukeru | To keep a diary |
| 新聞記者 | しんぶんきしゃ | shinbunkisha | Journalist |
| データを記す | でーたをしるす | de-ta wo shirusu | To write the data |
記す（しるす）= to note, to inscribe, to mark down, to write down