日本後紀 にほんこうき Meanings Noun Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts) See also: 六国史 (りっこくし). Kanji 日 day 本 origin. Read as ホン. 後 after. Read as コウ. 紀 epoch. Read as キ. Words containing 日本後紀 続日本後紀 (しょくにほんこうき) Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists