漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 55 strokesRadical
On
Kun
Meaning
history; chronicle

Origin

ORIGIN

A hand holding a record tablet; the office of writing down events — hence "history."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

史学・歴史・国史

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 歴史れきし

    history

  • 史料しりょう

    historical materials

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

日本の歴史を勉強している。

I am studying Japanese history.

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