歴 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「止」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「止」
- On
- レキ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- history; course; successive
Origin
Rice plants in a row under 厂, with 止 "footstep"; passing by them in order — hence "to pass through, history."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| レキ | 歴史・歴訪・経歴 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 歴史れきし
history
- 経歴けいれき
personal history; career
Example
この寺には長い歴史がある。
This temple has a long history.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)