1.
unofficial history; privately written history
A history compiled privately rather than by the state, often preserving anecdotes and folk accounts left out of official records. Contrasted with 正史, the authorized dynastic history.
野史に記される。
It is recorded in unofficial histories.
正史にない逸話が野史に残る。
Anecdotes absent from the official history survive in unofficial histories.
当時の庶民の暮らしは、野史から知ることができる。
The daily life of common people of the time can be learned from unofficial histories.
Composed of 野 (unofficial, rustic) + 史 (history). A somewhat literary term.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 正史: official history — state-compiled and authoritative, the direct antonym
- 外史: unofficial history — a close synonym, common in the titles of historical works