歴史(れきし)

れきし
noun
history
history
1. history
The study of past events.
歴史(れきし)を勉強(べんきょう)する。
To study history.
To learn Japanese history.
To read a history textbook.
歴史(れきし)が繰(く)り返(かえ)す。
History repeats itself.
It is important to learn from history.
2. record, background
The past of a person or thing.
長(なが)い歴史(れきし)がある。
It has a long history.
To research the company's background.
家族(かぞく)の歴史(れきし)。
Family history.

歴史(れきし) means history—either the academic study of the past or the background/record of something.

Common expressions

Compounds

  • 歴史的(れきしてき): historical
  • 歴史家(れきしか): historian
  • 日本史(にほんし): Japanese history
  • 世界史(せかいし): world history
  • 歴史書(れきししょ): history book

「歴(れき)」 AS SUFFIX:
歴(れき) alone means "record" in compounds: