れき
歴
し
史

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. history.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
れき
歴
し
史
 歴史 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)