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His career background is very impressive.
Please write your background in detail on your resume.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 経けい 歴れき を 詐さ 称しょう する to falsify one's personal history/background
He was hired after falsifying his background.
経けい 歴れき を 持も つ to have a (certain) background/career history
She has an extensive background as a doctor.
経けい 歴れき を 積つ む to build up one's career/experience
I have built up my career at this company.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 経けい 歴れき を 紹しょう 介かい する to introduce someone's background/career
The host introduced the lecturer's background.
経けい 歴れき を 隠かく す to hide one's background/past
He had been hiding his past background.
Kanji 経 sutra, longitude, pass thru 歴 curriculum, continuation, passage of time Related words· 16 経歴 refers to the overall course of someone's career or life, while 履歴 usually means a written or recorded log of that history, as in 履歴書.
職歴 narrows the meaning to work/employment history specifically, whereas 経歴 covers one's whole personal and professional background.
学歴 refers only to one's educational background, while 経歴 is the broader term covering career and life history in general.
略歴 is a brief summary of one's background used in short bios, while 経歴 refers to the full, detailed personal or career history.
Show 12 more 経歴 is the formal, native-Japanese term for a person's work history typically used on resumes, while キャリア is a loanword that also carries a broader sense of ongoing career development.
経歴 focuses on a person's career or personal history, while プロフィール is a broader summary including personal details often used on social media.
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.
経歴 refers to one's career or professional background, while 遍歴 in this sense highlights a colorful, varied personal history beyond just work.
Don't confuse with 経歴 means a person's career or personal history, while 経過 means the passage of time or the course of a process, despite sharing the kanji 経.
経歴 refers to one's career or personal history recorded factually, while 過去 (sense of a hidden past) implies something one wants to keep secret.
経験 refers to individual experiences or accumulated know-how, whereas 経歴 refers to one's overall personal or career history/record.
Word family falsification of one's personal history; resume fraud
professional career; work history; business experience
work history document; detailed resume; CV
Etymology Compound of 経 (pass through, experience) and 歴 (history, career). The combination naturally conveys the course of one's experiences and background.
経歴 is a standalone noun meaning one's overall personal or career history, while 歴 is a suffix attached to a noun to name a specific kind of history, as in 職歴 or 病歴.
経歴 focuses on a factual, chronological record of one's career or education, while 身上 covers broader personal circumstances and social standing.
経歴 covers one's career or professional record, whereas 生い立ち covers personal background and childhood.
経歴 focuses on a person's career and life history (education, jobs), whereas 身元 focuses on who someone is (name, family, origin) for identification purposes.
経歴 is the broad term for someone's whole career history, whereas 歴任 zooms in on the specific succession of official positions held.
経歴 focuses on a person's career and life history, whereas 素性 emphasizes true identity or origin, often hidden.
経歴 refers to a person's personal career or background history, while 歴史 refers to history in the broader, general sense.
経歴 specifically means a person's career or personal history, while バックグラウンド can also cover upbringing, expertise, or general context.
