noun
life history
A direct loanword from English, used in academic or formal contexts to refer to an individual's life story or developmental history.
彼のライフヒストリーを聞くと、苦労の連続だったことがわかる。
Listening to his life history, you can see it was a series of hardships.
A native Japanese word for 'life' in a broad sense, while ライフヒストリー specifically refers to a detailed personal history.
Refers to one's career or personal history, often used in professional contexts; ライフヒストリー is more comprehensive and narrative.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
Borrowed from English 'life history'.