き
紀
げん
元

noun

  1. era.
  2. CE (Common Era), AD (Anno Domini).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
紀
げん
元
 紀元 きげん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chronicle, account, narrative
キ　おさむ　ただす (4th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)