古こ事じ記き

also: ふることふみ · ふることぶみ

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Meanings

Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

The earliest extant chronicle of Japan, completed in 712 CE. A foundational text of Japanese mythology and early history.

古こ事じ記きは日本にほん最さい古この歴れき史し書しょとされている。
The Kojiki is considered the oldest historical record of Japan.
古こ事じ記きには神しん話わや伝でん説せつが多おおく収おさめられている。
The Kojiki contains many myths and legends.

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Kanji

古old
事matter, thing, fact
記scribe, account, narrative

Related words

日本にほん書しょ紀き
Nihon Shoki, another early Japanese chronicle completed in 720 CE, written in classical Chinese and more formal than the Kojiki.

Written forms

古事記
- こじき
  Standard kanji spelling for the historical chronicle.
- ふることふみ
  rarely-used kana form
- ふることぶみ
  rarely-used kana form
ふることふみ
rarely-used kana form
Archaic native Japanese reading; rarely used in modern contexts.
ふることぶみ
rarely-used kana form
Variant of the archaic native Japanese reading; rarely used.

Etymology

The title 古事記 literally means 'Record of Ancient Matters'. The kanji 古 (old), 事 (matter), and 記 (record) directly reflect this meaning. The reading こじき is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while ふることふみ/ふることぶみ are native Japanese kun'yomi readings that are now archaic.