# 紀 — era; chronicle

紀 means “era; chronicle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: era; chronicle
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 1

## How to remember 紀

Sounds like 己: both read キ.

Parts: 糸 thread · 己 self

## Don't confuse it with

[糸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thread/) · [紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[紀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/era/) · [既](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/already/) · [滞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stagnate/) · [暫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/for-a-while/) · [旬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ten-day-period/) · [即](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/instant/) · [瞬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blink/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/era/. Last updated 2026-11-01.