記 means “record”

き · ki

Also: scribe, account, narrative

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

しるす

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キ

Taught in grade 2 · 10 strokes

The story

Words beside a mark: to record is to etch memory into permanence. Japanese diaries (日記) carry centuries of personal history.

Used in 日記 (nikki, diary) and 記念 (kinen, commemoration)

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