Moto 史: History; ChronicleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 184 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 歴史れきしhistory
- 史上しじょうin history; ever
- 歴史的れきしてきhistoric; historical
- 女史じょしMs; Miss
- 史料しりょうhistorical materials; historical records
- 史跡しせきhistoric landmark; historic site
- 史学しがくstudy of history
- 史家しかhistorian
- 史実しじつhistorical fact
- 前史ぜんしprehistory
- 史しhistory
- 史書ししょhistory book
- 史観しかんhistorical view; view of history (from a given point of view)
- 国史こくしhistory of a nation; Japanese history
- 戦史せんしmilitary history; military annals
- 有史ゆうしrecorded in history; historical
- 正史せいしofficial history; authorized history
- 社史しゃしhistory of a company
- 科学史かがくしhistory of science
- 通史つうしoverview of history
- 万国史ばんこくしworld history
- 上古史じょうこしancient history
- 世界史せかいしworld history; international history
- 中世史ちゅうせいしmediaeval history
- 中国史ちゅうごくしChinese history
- 二十五史にじゅうごしTwenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
- 二十四史にじゅうししTwenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
- 人に歴史ありひとにれきしありeveryone has a past; every person has their own history
- 人文史じんぶんしhistory of civilization; history of civilisation
- 人類史じんるいしhuman history
- 侍史じしrespectfully
- 修史しゅうしcompilation of a history
- 偽史ぎしfalsified history
- 先史せんしprehistory
- 先史学せんしがくprehistory
- 先史時代せんしじだいprehistoric era; prehistoric times
- 党史とうしhistory of a (political) party
- 全史ぜんしcomplete history
- 六国史りっこくしRikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods
- 前史時代ぜんしじだいprehistoric period
- 医学史いがくしhistory of medicine
- 原史時代げんしじだいprotohistory (the period between prehistory and history)
- 古代史こだいしancient history
- 古史こしancient history
- 史上にしじょうにin history
- 史上に例を見ないしじょうにれいをみないunparalleled in history (unparallelled)
- 史上に残るしじょうにのこるto go down in history; to remain in history
- 史上唯一しじょうゆいいつthe first in history; only once in history
- 史上最大しじょうさいだいgreatest ... in history
- 史上最強しじょうさいきょうstrongest ever; most powerful in history
- 史上最悪しじょうさいあくworst-ever; history's worst
- 史上最高しじょうさいこうrecord high; all-time high
- 史上空前しじょうくうぜんunprecedented in history; unheard-of
- 史乗しじょうhistory; annals
- 史伝しでんhistory and biography; historical material
- 史劇しげきhistorical drama
- 史学史しがくしhistoriography
- 史学家しがっかhistorian
- 史学者しがくしゃhistorian
Other readings
- 日本史にほんしhistory of Japan; Japanese history
Showing the 60 most common of 184 words. See them all in the graph.
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