the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

a surname

a (written) chronicle

a female given name

statement / inscription / mention / describe / mark / Kojiki

chronicle, history, account, record

a chronicle

to record; to mark / to remember; to keep in mind

Short for 古事記 (Kojiki): the oldest extant record of the history of ancient Japan / a surname