学 歴(がくれき)

がくれき

noun

educational background, academic record

1. educational background, academic history

A person's history of formal education, including schools attended and degrees obtained.

履歴書(りれきしょ)に学歴(がくれき)を書(か)く。

To write one's educational background on a resume.

日本(にほん)は学歴(がくれき)社会(しゃかい)だと言(い)われている。

Japan is said to be an education-focused society.

学歴(がくれき)社会(しゃかい) = society that values educational credentials

高(たか)い学歴(がくれき)があっても仕事(しごと)が見(み)つからない。

Even with high educational credentials, I can't find a job.

学歴(がくれき) refers to one's formal educational credentials.

COMMON PATTERNS:

学歴(がくれき)が高(たか)い/低(ひく)い (high/low educational background)
学歴(がくれき)を問(と)わない (regardless of educational background)
学歴(がくれき)詐称(さしょう) (falsification of academic credentials)

COMPOUND WORDS:

学歴(がくれき)社会(しゃかい) (credential-focused society)
学歴(がくれき)差別(さべつ) (educational discrimination)
最終(さいしゅう)学歴(がくれき) (highest level of education)

SIMILAR WORDS:

学歴(がくれき): educational background
経歴(けいれき): career history
職歴(しょくれき): work history

Related Words

Related: 経歴(けいれき) (career history)

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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.5.22 2:09

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