歴史

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See also: 历史 and 歷史

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れき
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
歷史 (kyūjitai)
 歴史 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(れき)() (rekishi

  1. history
  2. the study of history

Derived terms

References

  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN