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How to say 'Historic' in Japanese | 歴史的

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The Japanese word for Historic is 'Rekishiteki', written as 歴史的 in Japanese.'Historic' in hiragana is れきしてき.

    word

    歴史的

    Meaning

    Historic

    Reading

    れきしてき

    rekishiteki

    Kanji

    歴Curriculum, Continuation 史History 的Target

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '歴史的 (れきしてき)' means 'historic'. It is used to describe something that is significant or important in history, or something that has a strong connection to historical events or periods. This word is often used to emphasize the historical importance or impact of a person, event, or object. For example: This is a historic moment「これは歴史的瞬間です」(これはれきしてきしゅんかんです). The discovery was historic「その発見は歴史的だった」(そのはっけんはれきしてきだった). Note that '歴史的' is often used in formal or academic contexts to highlight the historical significance of something.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6763

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 歴史的

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    歴

    Meaning

    Curriculum, Continuation

  • kanji

    史

    Meaning

    History

  • kanji

    的

    Meaning

    Target

Words Related to 歴史的 Through the Kanji 歴

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 歴 as well.

  • word

    歴史

    Meaning

    History

  • word

    経歴

    Meaning

    History, Background

  • word

    学歴

    Meaning

    Academic background

  • word

    履歴

    Meaning

    History

  • word

    履歴書

    Meaning

    Resume

Words Related to 歴史的 Through the Kanji 史

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 史 as well.

  • word

    歴史

    Meaning

    History

  • word

    史

    Meaning

    History

  • word

    史料

    Meaning

    Materials, Historical

Words Related to 歴史的 Through the Kanji 的

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 的 as well.

  • word

    的

    Meaning

    Like

  • word

    目的

    Meaning

    Purpose, Goal

  • word

    具体的

    Meaning

    Concrete

  • word

    経済的

    Meaning

    Economical

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    合理的

    Meaning

    Rational

  • word

    形式的

    Meaning

    Formal

  • word

    実用的

    Meaning

    Practical

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    国際的

    Meaning

    International

  • word

    公的

    Meaning

    Public, Official

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    衛生的

    Meaning

    Sanitary

  • word

    法的

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    消極的

    Meaning

    Passive

  • word

    積極的

    Meaning

    Proactive

  • word

    私的

    Meaning

    Personal

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    全面的

    Meaning

    Comprehensive

  • word

    論理的

    Meaning

    Logical

  • word

    知的

    Meaning

    Intellectual

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    男性的

    Meaning

    Masculine

  • word

    性的

    Meaning

    Sexual

  • word

    比較的

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    抽象的

    Meaning

    Abstract

  • word

    的確

    Meaning

    Accurate

  • word

    典型的

    Meaning

    Typical

  • word

    徹底的

    Meaning

    Thorough

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