歴史
れきし
hepburn rekishi
history
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 日本の歴史に興味があります。I am interested in Japanese history.
- この町には長い歴史があります。This town has a long history.
Collocations
歴史がある歴史を学ぶ長い歴史歴史的世界の歴史
Mnemonic
歴史 rekishi — 歴 (to pass through in sequence) + 史 (record, chronicle). Together: "the record of what has passed" — history. The adjectival form is 歴史的 (rekishiteki, historical). 歴 is the shinjitai of 歷.
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What is the adjectival form of 歴史?