日本書紀
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
---|---|---|---|
日 | 本 | 書 | 紀 |
にち > に Grade: 1 | ほん Grade: 1 | しょ Grade: 2 | き Grade: 5 |
irregular | goon | kan’on |
Alternative forms
- 日本紀 (Nihongi)
- 書紀 (Shoki)
Etymology
日本 (“Japan”) + 書 (“book”) + 紀 (“record”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɰ̃ ɕo̞kʲi]
Proper noun
日本書紀 • (Nihon Shoki)
- the Chronicles of Japan (Japan's famous mythological and historical text, written mostly in Literary Chinese)
- Hyponym: 六国史 (Rikkokushi)
See also
- 本書 (honsho)
- 記紀 (Kiki)