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年ねん代だい記き

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き

Meanings

1

noun

annals; chronicle; chronology

A historical record arranged by year. Often used for formal or academic historical accounts.

この年ねん代だい記きは12世せい紀きの出で来き事ごとを詳くわしく記しるしている。
This chronicle records the events of the 12th century in detail.

Kanji

年year, counter for years
代substitute, change, convert
記scribe, account, narrative

Similar words

歴れき史し
歴史 is the general word for 'history', while 年代記 specifically refers to a year-by-year record or annals.
記き録ろく
記録 is a broader term for any record or documentation, not necessarily chronological.

Etymology

Compound of 年代 (ねんだい, 'era, years') and 記 (き, 'record, chronicle'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for historical records.