Where does “記” come from?

記 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

記 (Japanese): a chronicle; chronicle, history, account, record;...

Definitions

  1. a chronicle; chronicle, history, account, record;...

Ancestry of “記”, step by step

記 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 文

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
2Middle Chinese文—

via Middle Chinese 記

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese記—

Words derived from “記”

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