Meaning

Primary

History

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The continuation of history is history itself. This is the main word for "history" and you'll see it a lot if you're in school or something.

Reading

れきし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

日本の歴史について教えてください。

Tell me about the history of Japan.

そのころは、高校の歴史の先生になりたいと思っていたんです。

Around that time, I wanted to be a high school history teacher.

まずはトーフグの歴史についてサッと説明させてください。

Let me give you a brief explanation of Tofugu’s history first.

Kanji Composition