[記] Handwritten Kanji for to write down and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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