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► 動詞
遍歴  [へんれき]  [遍歴する]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
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► 名詞
歴史  [れきし]    meaning:  history  rank: 1
☆ 日本の歴史 ⇨ The history of Japan
☆ 製造にはい歴史が有る ⇨ Alcohol drink making has a long history

経緯  [いきさつ]    meaning:  history  rank: 2
☆ 二にどういう経緯が有るのからない ⇨ I don’t know what kind of history there is between those two  (☛ The history, typically of a conflict)

経緯  [(1)けいい]  [liter]    meaning:  history  rank: 2
☆ 二にどういう経緯が有るのからない ⇨ I don’t know what kind of history there is between those two  (☛ Often an interim history of an ongoing incident. Practically pronounced けえい or けーい)

史上  [しじょう]    meaning:  history  rank: 2
☆ 野球史上に残る名勝負 ⇨ The greatest games in the baseball history
☆ アインシュタインは史上最高天才えらている ⇨ Einstein is considered the greatest genius in the history  (☛ Literally “upon history”. “in the history of”)

由緒  [(1)ゆいしょ]  [liter]    meaning:  history  rank: 3
☆ 由緒正しい家系 ⇨ A family with a distinguished history, pedigree
☆ 由緒あるお ⇨ A temple with a long history  (☛ Good histories and traditions)

歴代  [(2)れきだい]    meaning:  history  rank: 3
☆ ホームラン歴代三記録持つ ⇨ He is third in the all-time home run leaders
☆ 歴代大統領一堂した ⇨ All the living past and present presidents gathered in one location

沿革  [えんかく]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
☆ 会社の沿革 ⇨ The history, milestones, of the company

顛末  [(1)てんまつ]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
☆ 事件の顛末は以下通りです ⇨ This is how the incident developed, from the beginning to the outcome  (☛ History from the beginning to the end, with a definitive conclusion)

遍歴  [へんれき]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
☆ 彼女多岐渡る恋愛遍歴 ⇨ Her long and expansive romantic history  (☛ A history with many changes)

有史  [(1)ゆうし]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
☆ このには有史以前から住んでいた ⇨ This island has been inhabited since prehistoric times  (☛ Written history)

略歴  [りゃくれき]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
☆ 会社の略歴 ⇨ The summarized history of a company

► 形容動詞
歴史的  [れきしてき]    meaning:  history  rank: 2
☆ 歴史的な事件 ⇨ A historic incident  (☛ Historic)
☆ 日本天皇は歴史的にだったわけではない ⇨ Historically Japanese emperors have not always been males  (☛ Historical)

► 接尾辞
  [し]    meaning:  history  rank: 4
☆ 世界史の ⇨ A book on the history of the world