Usually attaches to a country, field, art form, institution, etc. to mean the history of that thing. It also appears as a noun in set-like expressions such as 史に残る, 'to go down in history.'
He specializes in researching the history of Japanese art.
I major in Japanese history at university.
This class covers film history.
It was a major event that would go down in history.
That match became a famous contest that went down in history.
士 (a warrior, gentleman, or professional) is read the same as 史 but refers to a person, not to 'history'.
詩 (poetry) shares the same reading し with 史 but has an unrelated meaning, so listeners must rely on context or kanji.
history
in history; ever; historical
historical fact
historical materials; historical records; archives
historic site; historic landmark; historic remains
historical view; view of history
lady; distinguished woman · Ms.; Mrs.; Miss
official history; authorized history
historical; recorded in history
A Sino-Japanese form read し. The kanji 史 is conventionally associated with history, records, and historians; no more specific historical derivation is asserted here.
history (as a field of study); historical science
prehistory
military history; war history
historian
national history; Japanese history
overview of history; general history; complete history
history book; historical record
historic; historical
prehistory; previous history; antecedents
respectfully (in letter closings) · private secretary (historical)
compilation of a history; historiography
falsified history; pseudo-history
party history; history of a political party
complete history; full history
governor of an ancient Chinese province
ancient history
history; annals; historical records
history and biography; historical material
historical drama