沿えん革かく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

history; development; chronological record

Refers to the historical development or chronological record of an organization, institution, or system. Common in formal and business contexts, such as company profiles or official documents.

会かい社しゃの沿えん革かくをまとめた資し料りょうをご覧らんください。
Please see the document summarizing the company's history.
この博はく物ぶつ館かんでは、地ち域いきの沿えん革かくを詳くわしく展てん示じしている。
This museum exhibits the history of the region in detail.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の沿えん革かくを紹しょう介かいするto introduce/describe the history of something (e.g. a company)
会かい社しゃのウェブサイトで沿えん革かくを紹しょう介かいしている。
The company's history is introduced on its website.
沿えん革かくをたどるto trace the history/development of something
この学がっ校こうの沿えん革かくをたどると、明めい治じ時じ代だいに創そう立りつされたことが分わかる。
Tracing the school's history reveals it was founded in the Meiji era.
沿えん革かくを振ふり返かえるto look back on the history/development of something
創そう立りつ50周しゅう年ねんを機きに、会かい社しゃの沿えん革かくを振ふり返かえった。
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the company looked back on its history.

Kanji

沿run alongside, follow along, run along
革leather, skin, reform

Related words

歴れき史しN4
歴史 is the general word for history of anything, while 沿革 specifically denotes the documented chronological development of an organization or system.
経けい緯いN1
経緯 describes the sequence of events or circumstances leading to a situation, often emphasizing complexity, whereas 沿革 emphasizes an orderly historical record.
変へん遷せんN1
変遷 highlights the gradual changes or transitions something has undergone, while 沿革 focuses on the overall documented history including origins.
史し
沿革 is a formal word for the development or history of an organization or system, narrower in scope than 史.

Don't confuse with

沿えん海かい
沿革 (history/development of something) shares the kanji 沿 with 沿海 but has an entirely unrelated meaning about historical progression rather than coastal geography.

Etymology

Compound of 沿 (えん, 'along, follow') and 革 (かく, 'change, reform'), literally meaning 'following changes'. The term originally referred to tracing the reforms and developments of an institution over time.