How to say 'History' in Japanese | 史

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The Japanese word for History is 'Shi', written as 史 in Japanese.'History' in hiragana is し.

word

史

Meaning

History

Reading

し

shi

Kanji

史History

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '史 (し)' means 'history'. It is often used as a suffix in compound words to denote a field or study related to history. For example: Japanese history「日本史」(にほんし). World history「世界史」(せかいし). This suffix is commonly used in academic contexts and is attached to nouns to form terms that refer to the history of a specific subject, place, or era. It is important to note that '史' is not used as a standalone word but rather as a part of compound words.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1016

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 史

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

史

Meaning

History

Words Related to 史 Through the Kanji 史

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 史 as well.

word

歴史

Meaning

History

word

史料

Meaning

Materials, Historical

word

歴史的

Meaning

Historic

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'Shi' means 'History' .

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