noun
Nihon Kōki; Later Chronicle of Japan
The third of the Six National Histories (六国史), compiled in the early Heian period. A proper noun referring to a specific classical Japanese history text.
See also: 六国史
日本後紀は、平安時代初期に編纂された歴史書です。
Nihon Kōki is a historical text compiled in the early Heian period.
六国史 is the collective term for the six classical Japanese history texts, of which 日本後紀 is the third.
The name 日本後紀 literally means 'Later Chronicle of Japan'. It is the third of the Six National Histories, following 日本書紀 and 続日本紀.