noun
Japanese history; history of Japan
Refers to the academic subject or the historical narrative of Japan. Commonly used in school curricula and book titles.
彼は大学で日本史を専攻している。
He is majoring in Japanese history at university.
日本史の授業で戦国時代について学んだ。
We learned about the Warring States period in Japanese history class.
歴史 is the general term for 'history', while 日本史 specifies the history of Japan.
Compound of 日本 (にほん, 'Japan') and 史 (し, 'history').