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歴

curriculum
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingレキ、レッキ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. curriculumRtK
  2. continuation
  3. passage of time
  1. experience
  2. history
  3. record
  4. career

Popular Usage

歴史学歴経歴

Radicals and components

Radical止stop
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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cliff (厂) · grove (林) · tree (木) · wood (木) · stop (止) · footprint (止)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 402

Compound words

歴史れきし
history
学歴がくれき
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
経歴けいれき
personal history; background; career
職歴しょくれき
work experience; work history
前歴ぜんれき
personal history
遍歴へんれき
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
履歴りれき
personal history; background; career; log; record
略歴りゃくれき
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
歴代れきだい
successive generations; successive emperors
歴任れきにん
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
歴訪れきほう
round of calls; tour of visitation
歴然れきぜん
evident; plain; distinct; clear
履歴書りれきしょ
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
歴史的れきしてき
historical; traditional; historic
越歴エレキ
electricity
閲歴えつれき
career
披歴ひれき
expressing one's opinion
歴るへる
to pass
歴仕れきし
(successive lords) using the same retainers
越歴機エレキ
electricity
事故歴じこれき
history of (automobile) accidents
逮捕歴たいほれき
criminal record
天路歴程てんろれきてい
Pilgrim's Progress

On Reading Examples

学歴のある人によく見られることだが、彼はポップスよりクラシックの方が好きだ。がくれき
As is often the case with educated people, he likes classical music better than popular music.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は日本の歴史に非常に興味を持っており、その知識の深さには驚くばかりである。
He is very much interested in Japanese history. We are surprised at his vast knowledge of the subject.tatoeba
彼は日本の歴史に非常に興味を持っている。
He is very much interested in Japanese history.tatoeba
彼は南北戦争の歴史書を書いた。
He wrote a book about the American Civil War.tatoeba
彼は中でも歴史が好きだった。
He liked history among others.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 歴

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step