歴史 (れきし) — history
歴史
history
Frequency #257
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
rekishi
れきし
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
れきし[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- history
Explained in simple Japanese
- むかしから 今までに 国や 人に おきた こと。
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Usage examples
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歴史を読む時には、一つの出来事を唯一の原因にせず、その前から何が起きていたかも見る必要があります。
Rekishi o yomu toki ni wa, hitotsu no dekigoto o yuiitsu no gen'in ni sezu, sono mae kara nani ga okite ita ka mo miru hitsuyou ga arimasu.
When reading history, we need to look at what was already happening rather than treat one event as the only cause.
明治維新 — 日本が大きく変わった時 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第1章 黒船が来る前と、来た後