Keyword
history
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig747
Readings
(99%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a really primitive sailing boat on a wave. Sailing was vital throughout the history of Japan, especially as it allowed the migration of people from the Chinese mainland into Japan.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
government official
Used in vocabulary (185 in total)
historic; historical; traditional
history
in history; ever; historical
historic; historical
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
historical fact
world history; international history
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
history of Japan; Japanese history
strongest ever; most powerful in history
(study of) history
greatest ... in history
record high; all-time high
since the dawn of history
history book
worst-ever; history's worst
official history; authorized history
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
military history; military annals
study of history
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
historian
literary history; history of literature
history of a nation; Japanese history
prehistory
historic; historical
cultural history
ancient history
historical materialism
to let (feel) time pass
historical viewpoint
historical view; view of history (from a given point of view)
personal history
historical philosophy
history of philosophy
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
history of medicine
historical context; historical background
unofficial history
historical records; historical materials
(written) history
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
historical awareness; understanding of history
contemporary history
history of science
recorded in history; historical
to go down in history; to remain in history
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
natural history
historical archive; library of historical records
history of a company
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
life cycle; life history
history of the Western world
the first in history; only once in history
history of civilization
historical drama
economic history
religious history; history of religion
historical treatise; historical discussion
prehistory
non-official history; privately composed history
overview of history
history and biography; historical material
people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel)
Censorate (Later Han and Song-dynasty surveillance agency)
historical drama
ancient history
short or concise history
history painting; painting of a historical, mythological or legendary event or figure
complete history
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
history of diplomacy; history of foreign policy
Asian history; Oriental history
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
respectfully; private secretary
architectural history; history of architecture
mediaeval history
outline history
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)
historical poem
historical times; historical period
history of a people
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
historical view; historical insight
local history
hidden historical background
historical map; atlas
Ming Dynasty love story
compilation of a history
suffix added after a writer's pen name
Chinese classics (ethics, politics, and history)
history of a (political) party
government official next in rank to the sakan (ritsuryo system)
historical works; annals
falsified history
chronicler
anecdotal history
archives (building); record office; museum
historical school (of economics)
Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods
historical poem or epic
history of women; herstory
An Lushan Rebellion (in China; 755-763 CE); An-Shi Rebellion
non-official history; privately composed history
brief history
sad story; tragic history
historical story
history of Japanese literature
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
history of poetry (esp. Chinese); history recorded in the form of poetry
evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)
to inscribe one's name in history
historic district; historic center of a town
court historian
legal history (studies)
history of commerce
book (esp. Confucian classics and historical records); history of books; history of calligraphy
ancient history
emperor-centered historiography (of Japan)
history; annals
historical writing
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
historical geography
mystery play; mystère
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
commentary on Shiki
history of civilization; history of civilisation
outline of history; essentials of history
masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
etymological dictionary; glossary; thesaurus; history of words
chronicles; annals
unparalleled in history (unparallelled)
legal history (studies)
protohistory (the period between prehistory and history)
revisionist (person who takes a revisionist view of history)
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
official history (e.g. a state-sanctioned account of history subject to revision when the government changes)
imperial censor; ancient Chinese official in charge of inspecting other officials
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
historian of science; science historian
self-congratulatory historical view; uncritical view of (Japanese) history
historiography
Examples (146 in total)
I will tell you the history of my life.
Which period of history are you studying?
How come you know so much about Japanese history?