Meaning

Primary

Experiences

Alternatives

Travels, Journeying, Wandering

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Your universal history is your whole history. In other words, all your accumulated experiences.

This word was originally for the kind of travels or journeying one did in life. But nowadays you'd use it more abstractly to talk about your past experiences, or maybe your spiritual journey.

Reading

へんれき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 恋愛遍歴

    one's dating history, one's romantic experiences

    女性遍歴

    one's dating history with women

    男性遍歴

    one's dating history with men

    バイク遍歴

    one's history of motorcycles owned

    諸国遍歴

    one's travels to different regions of the country

Context Sentences

マイケルにはおもしろい恋愛遍歴がある。

Michael has a unique romantic history.

過去の男性遍歴を語ってくる女ってマジでうざいよな。

Don't you think a woman who talks about her history with men is super annoying?

私の友人の作家は、世界各国を遍歴し、その経験を一冊の本にしました。

My friend, who is a writer, traveled through various countries around the world and turned those experiences into a book.

彼の職業遍歴はとても興味深いんですよ。パン屋、探偵、バンドマンを経て、今はなぜか市役所で働いています。

His career history is very interesting. He was a baker, a detective, and a musician, and now, for some reason, he works at city hall.

Kanji Composition