国史

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See also: 國史

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 國史 (“history of a nation; national history; court historian”).
(This term is the simplified form of 國史).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
國史 (kyūjitai)
 国史 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(こく)() (kokushi

  1. the national history
  2. Japanese history
    Synonym: 日本史 (Nihonshi)

Usage notes

The term was officially used as a name of a school subject until the end of WWII, and replaced by the term ()(ほん)() (Nihonshi).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN