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history
The study of past events.
歴史 means history—either the academic study of the past or the background/record of something.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 歴史が長い: to have a long history
- 歴史に残る: to go down in history
- 歴史を振り返る: to look back on history
COMPOUNDS:
- 歴史的: historical
- 歴史家: historian
- 日本史: Japanese history
- 世界史: world history
- 歴史書: history book
「歴」 AS SUFFIX:
歴 alone means "record" in compounds:
- 職歴: work history
- 学歴: educational background
- 病歴: medical history