| 紀 | meaning | 'chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period' |
| onyomi | キ | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 世紀 | せいき | century |
| 21世紀 | にじゅういっせいき | Twenty-First Century |
| 世紀末 | せいきまつ | end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siecle |
| 二十世紀 | にじっせいき, にじゅっせいき | twentieth century |
| 前世紀 | ぜんせいき | last century, ancient times |
| 紀 | き | (geological) period; Nihon-shoki |
| 紀元 | きげん | era; AD (Christian era) |
| 紀元前 | きげんぜん | pre-era, BC, BCE |
| 紀行 | きこう | traveller's journal, traveler's journal |
| 綱紀 | こうき | law and order, discipline |
| 綱紀粛正 | こうきしゅくせい | eliminating corruption among government officials, tightening discipline (among) |
| 芳紀 | ほうき | age (of a young lady), sweet seventeen |
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