歴れき史し

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

noun

history

Refers to the academic discipline, a historical record, or the past events of a person, place, or thing.

彼かれは大だい学がくで歴れき史しを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in history at university.

Related words· 7

過か去こN3

過去 means 'the past' in a general temporal sense, while 歴史 implies a recorded or studied past, such as a discipline or chronicle.

沿えん革かく

沿革 is a formal word for the developmental history of an organization or institution, while 歴史 is the general, everyday word for history.

経けい歴れきN1

経歴 refers to a person's personal career or background history, while 歴史 refers to history in the broader, general sense.

史し

歴史 is the ordinary standalone word for history, while 史 is a shorter form used mainly as a suffix attached to a field, country, or institution.

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史し学がく
歴史 refers to history as past events or a narrative, while 史学 specifically means the academic discipline of studying history.
由ゆい緒しょN1
歴史 is the neutral, general word for "history," while 由緒 specifically implies a prestigious or storied lineage, often of a family, shrine, or heirloom.
日本にほん史し
歴史 is the general word for 'history' of any place or era, while 日本史 narrows that down specifically to the history of Japan.

Don't confuse with

履り歴れきN1

履歴 shares the kanji 歴 with 歴史 but means a personal record or log (like a resume or browser history), not history in the general sense.

史し上じょうN1

歴史 is the noun 'history' itself, while 史上 is an adverbial/adjectival phrase meaning 'in (recorded) history', used to modify superlatives like 史上初.

歴れき代だい

歴史 means 'history' in general, while 歴代 specifically means the successive holders of a position or title, though the two share the kanji 歴 and are sometimes confused.

歴れき史し

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