Chinese

Noun

記事 (classifier 個／个 (gè))

1. a chronicle

Verb

記事

1. to keep a record of events

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 記事 ‎(ki^H dzri^H, literally “record + affair, event”). Compare modern Mandarin reading jìshì.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) き​じ [kíꜜjì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲid͡ʑi]

Noun

記事 ‎(hiragana きじ, romaji kiji)

1. an article, a written news story, such as in a newspaper or magazine or on a website
2. a private history, as opposed to the 正史 ‎(seishi, “official history”)
3. (obsolete) in the Nara period, an official under the 按察使 ‎(azechi, “regional administration authority”)

Synonyms

• (private history): 私史 (しし) ‎(shishi)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9