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記 means 'note'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 161   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-3    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 150 words   Used in 672 words   Used in 941 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Kun
   しるす to note, write down
Additional readings
Name    のり
Variants
记 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  言 say; word  己 self  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 記 is used 21 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 記 is used 661 times, read 2 ways.
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に っ き 0
noun
diary; journal
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しるす : 2 words FIND ALL
し る す 2 し る す 0
1. to write down; to note; to jot down  (see also: 記する)
2. to remember  (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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An additional 11 less common words include 記 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 105 (originally: 95)  Joy o' Kanji : 95  Key to Kanji: 170 

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記
キ   しるす to note, write down   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
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