Japanese symbol for “chronicler”
史官
しかん
Romaji: shikan
chronicler
In Japanese, chronicler is 史官, read しかん (shikan).
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Meanings
- n chronicler
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歴史 | れきし rekishi | history |
| 史上 | しじょう shijou | in history; ever; historical |
| 史料 | しりょう shiryou | historical materials; historical records; historical sources |
| 女史 | じょし joshi | lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician) |
| 史実 | しじつ shijitsu | historical fact |
| 史跡 | しせき shiseki | historic landmark; historic site; historic remains |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.