Japanese symbol for “prehistoric”
歴史以前
れきしいぜん
Romaji: rekishiizen
prehistoric
In Japanese, prehistoric is 歴史以前, read れきしいぜん (rekishiizen).
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Meanings
- adj-no prehistoric
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歴史 | れきし rekishi | history |
| 経歴 | けいれき keireki | personal history; background; career |
| 学歴 | がくれき gakureki | academic background; academic credentials; academic record |
| 歴代 | れきだい rekidai | successive generations; successive emperors |
| 履歴 | りれき rireki | personal history; background; career |
| 歴任 | れきにん rekinin | successive jobs; consecutive jobs |
| 史上 | しじょう shijou | in history; ever; historical |
| 史料 | しりょう shiryou | historical materials; historical records; historical sources |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prehistoric”.
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.