01
歴史
れきし
history
Meanings
- history
- chronicle
Readings
Onyomi
- シ
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
史上
しじょう
in history
03
日本史
にほんし
Japanese history
04
世界史
せかいし
world history
05
史実
しじつ
historical fact
06
史跡
しせき
historic site
Compare Kanji
01歴Meaning95%curriculum, continuationHistory is the shared core, with 歴 feeling broader and 史 more like the written record.02記Meaning86%scribe, accountChronicles need records; 記 becomes a practical writing-and-memory partner for 史.03昔Meaning79%once upon a time, antiquityThe past-facing feel of 昔 makes it a simple time anchor for 史.04文Meaning70%sentence, literatureWritten culture matters for 史, and 文 keeps the text side visible.05旧Meaning68%old times, old thingsFormer times in 旧 point learners toward the older-world feeling behind 史.06吏Shape82%officer, an officialA tiny extra stroke turns 史 toward 吏, so this pair rewards close shape checking.