history in Japanese
history in Japanese is 歴史, 沿革, 履歴 — history means the study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
history in Japanese
歴史
Pronounced: rekishi
沿革
Pronounced: enkaku
歴史
Pronounced: rekishi
The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).
履歴
Pronounced: rireki
(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
経歴
Pronounced: keireki
(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
経過
Pronounced: keika
(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
歴史
Pronounced: rekishi
(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
カルテ
Pronounced: karute
(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
既往歴
Pronounced: kiōreki
(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
病歴
Pronounced: byōreki
(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
診療録
(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
履歴
Pronounced: rireki
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
歴史
Pronounced: rekishi
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
What does "history" mean?
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noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
"She majored in history at university."
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noun A record of an entity's past actions or states, such as a browsing history or medical history.
"The doctor asked about her family medical history."
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noun Used to say something is no longer relevant or has ended, especially in the phrase "be history."
"After that mistake, his career was history."
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history in a sentence
- She majored in history at university.
- The country has a long and complicated history.
- The doctor asked about her family medical history.
- He cleared his browser history before handing over the laptop.
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What is "history" in Japanese?
"history" in Japanese is 歴史, 沿革, 履歴. history means: The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
How do you pronounce 歴史?
"history" in Japanese is 歴史, pronounced "rekishi".
How do you use "history" in a sentence?
Example: "She majored in history at university." In Japanese, "history" is 歴史, 沿革, 履歴.
Are there other ways to say "history" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 9 translations listed for "history": 歴史, 沿革, 履歴, 経歴, 経過, カルテ.
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