日本紀

にほんぎ

Meanings

1. Noun Rikkokushi (six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods) See also: 六国史 (りっこくし).
2. Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan See also: 日本書紀 (にほんしょき).

Kanji

• 日 day
• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 紀 epoch. Read as キ.

Words containing 日本紀

• 続日本紀 (しょくにほんぎ) Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
• 釈日本紀 (しゃくにほんぎ) Shaku Nihongi (commentary on the Nihon Shoki compiled in the late 13th century)

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