史 — kanji meaning “history”
史
history, chronicle
- Meanings
- history, chronicle
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- あきら、あや、お、こ、ちか、とし
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #511 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- shǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 史
| 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 |
| 史観 | しかん shikan | historical view; view of history (from a given point of view) |
| 史学 | しがく shigaku | study of history |
| 正史 | せいし seishi | official history; authorized history |
| 史家 | しか shika | historian |
| 戦史 | せんし senshi | military history; military annals |
| 有史 | ゆうし yuushi | recorded in history; historical |
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