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前歴 (zenreki) Japanese meaning: personal history | Kotomora
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When hiring, they thoroughly check your personal history.
He has a criminal record.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 前ぜん 歴れき がある someone has a (prior) record
It seems he has a prior record.
前ぜん 歴れき を 隠かく す to hide one's past record
She got a job while hiding her past record.
前ぜん 歴れき を 調しら べる to look into someone's past record
The police looked into the man's past record.
前ぜん 歴れき を 明あき らかにする to disclose one's past record
You need to disclose your past record at the interview.
Kanji 歴 curriculum, continuation, passage of time Related words 経歴 usually refers to a person's career or professional history, while 前歴 is broader and can cover any past record, including negative ones like criminal history.
履歴 typically denotes a written or logged record (like a resume or computer log), whereas 前歴 refers to the actual past events themselves.
前科 specifically means a criminal conviction record, a narrower and more serious subset of what 前歴 can refer to.
Etymology Compound of 前 (previous) and 歴 (history, career). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of past record or background.
