noun

  1. history.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
歴史 れきし
歷史
歷史 れきし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

curriculum, continuation, passage of time
レキ レッキ (4th, N2)
building where rice is stored
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
history, chronicle
シ ふみ あきら (4th, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)