Japanese symbol for “historiography”
史料編纂
しりょうへんさん
Romaji: shiryouhensan
historiography
In Japanese, historiography is 史料編纂, read しりょうへんさん (shiryouhensan).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n historiography
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “historiography”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 史学史 | しがくし shigakushi | historiography |
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 |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 料理 | りょうり ryouri | cooking; cookery; cuisine |
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing; compilation |
| 編纂 | へんさん hensan | compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “historiography”.
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.