記
き · ki
Account, history, chronicle, annals, record
- notice, note, as follows
Other ways to say “account” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
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走り高跳びで新記録が出た。
はしりたかとびでしんきろくがでた。
A new record was set in the high jump.
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誕生日から、新しい日記を始めることにした。
たんじょうびから、あたらしいにっきをはじめることにした。
Starting from my birthday, I decided to begin a new diary.
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こちらにごきにゅうをおねがいします。
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What does 記 mean?
Account, history, chronicle, annals, record. It can also mean: notice, note, as follows.
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き (ki). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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